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The Night Before Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Marty Panzer
- Eb major
- 6/8
- 99 BPM
- V7–I–IV–V7 loop
- 2005
- Easy
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The Night Before Christmas written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – V7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) and the right hand offbeat skank.
The Night Before Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Bb7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about The Night Before Christmas
Does the sheet music for The Night Before Christmas have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in The Night Before Christmas?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Bb7 (V7 – I – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Night Before Christmas in?
Eb major, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in The Night Before Christmas?
Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Night Before Christmas easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.