Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
We Need A Little Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jerry Herman
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
We Need A Little Christmas written out as piano music: the II7 – V7 – II7 – V7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
We Need A Little Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | A7 | II7 | A C# E G |
| 3 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right, over the A7 – A7 – D7 – D7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about We Need A Little Christmas
Does the sheet music for We Need A Little 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 We Need A Little Christmas?
The loop is A7 – A7 – D7 – D7 (II7 – V7 – II7 – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is We Need A Little Christmas in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in We Need A Little Christmas?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Need A Little Christmas 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.
Can I hear the real melody of We Need A Little Christmas?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.