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We Wish You A Merry Christmas: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Traditional Carol

  • G major
  • 3/4
  • 110 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 We Wish You A Merry Christmas without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas accompaniment in letter notes

The G – C – E7 – A loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 3
E7
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 G#2+B2 G#2+B2
Bar 4
A
RA3+C#4+E4 E4 A4 C#5 E5 A5 C#6 E6 A6
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 7
E7
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 G#2+B2 G#2+B2
Bar 8
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3

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 We Wish You A Merry Christmas

What are the letter notes for the We Wish You A Merry Christmas 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 G – C – E7 – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in We Wish You A Merry Christmas?

The loop is G – C – E7 – A (I – IV – VI7 – II) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is We Wish You A Merry Christmas in?

G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in We Wish You A Merry Christmas?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is We Wish You A Merry 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.