When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: C – A7 – D7 – G7
How it goes
When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIA7VI7D7II7G7V7
- CC · E · G
- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
19 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
- DmD · F · A

What chords are in When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter?

The loop is C – A7 – D7 – G7 (I – VI7 – II7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter 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.