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The Holly And The Ivy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Traditional
- F major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany The Holly And The Ivy without reading music. The left hand plays sliding twins (lh power fifths (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.
The intro of The Holly And The Ivy in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
The Holly And The Ivy accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – C – Bb – F – C7 – F – Bb – F – C7 loop with sliding twins in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about The Holly And The Ivy
What are the letter notes for the The Holly And The Ivy piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bb – C – Bb – F – C7 – F – Bb – F – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Holly And The Ivy?
The loop is Bb – C – Bb – F – C7 – F – Bb – F – C7 (IV – V – IV – I – V7 – I – IV – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is The Holly And The Ivy in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Holly And The Ivy?
Sliding twins: lh power fifths (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Holly And The Ivy easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The Holly And The Ivy?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.