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How to play The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year on piano
By George Wyle
- A major
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- ii–V7–I–vi loop
- 1963
- Medium
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Learn The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – E7 – A – F#m
How it goes
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiiE7V7AIF#mvi- BmB · D · F#
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Moon River roll
How it goes
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
What chords are in The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year?
The loop is Bm – E7 – A – F#m (ii – V7 – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.