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When Christmas Comes Around: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Matt Terry
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- I–V–vi–V loop
- 2016
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
When Christmas Comes Around written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – V loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tiptoe seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5-5) and the right hand lighthouse blink.
When Christmas Comes Around chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 4 | F | V | 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: tiptoe seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5-5) in the left hand and lighthouse blink in the right, over the Bb – F – Gm – F 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 When Christmas Comes Around
Does the sheet music for When Christmas Comes Around 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 When Christmas Comes Around?
The loop is Bb – F – Gm – F (I – V – vi – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – F – Bb.
What key is When Christmas Comes Around in?
Bb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When Christmas Comes Around?
Tiptoe seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When Christmas Comes Around 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.