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Underneath The Tree: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kelly Clarkson

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Underneath The Tree without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.

The catchy part of Underneath The Tree 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.

Bar 1
Eb
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4 Bb4 Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4
LEb2 Eb2 Bb1
Bar 2
Eb
REb4+G4+C5 D5 Eb4+G4+C5 Bb4 Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 F2
Bar 3
Gm7
RD4+F4+C5 D4+F4+C5 D4+F4+Bb4 G4 D4+F4+G4 Bb4
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 4
Gm7
RD4+F4+C5 D5 D4+F4+C5 Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4 G4
LG2 G2 G2 G2

Underneath The Tree accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Eb – Gm7 – Gm7 loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 2
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 3
Gm7
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 4
Gm7
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 5
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 6
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 7
Gm7
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 8
Gm7
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3

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 Underneath The Tree

What are the letter notes for the Underneath The Tree 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 Eb – Eb – Gm7 – Gm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Underneath The Tree?

The loop is Eb – Eb – Gm7 – Gm7 (I – iii7 – I – iii7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Underneath The Tree in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Underneath The Tree?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Underneath The Tree 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Underneath The Tree?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.