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Winter Wonderland: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Perry Como

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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Winter Wonderland written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

Winter Wonderland chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
2EbIEb G Bb
3Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
4EbIEb G Bb

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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb 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 Winter Wonderland

Does the sheet music for Winter Wonderland 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 Winter Wonderland?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Winter Wonderland in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Winter Wonderland?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Winter Wonderland 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.