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We Wish You A Merry Christmas: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Traditional English Folksong
- F major
- 4/4
- 86 BPM
- Easy
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 jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand pop stabs.
The repeating figure of We Wish You A Merry Christmas 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.
We Wish You A Merry Christmas accompaniment in letter notes
The F – C – Bb – G – Dm – C loop with jazz walk in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 F – C – Bb – G – Dm – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in We Wish You A Merry Christmas?
The loop is F – C – Bb – G – Dm – C (I – V – IV – II – vi – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.
What key is We Wish You A Merry Christmas in?
F major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Wish You A Merry Christmas?
Jazz walk: walking bass, 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 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of We Wish You A Merry Christmas?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.