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'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue
- C minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1953
- Easy
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'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch) written out as piano music: the V7 – i – iv – V7 loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 3 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 4 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
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: bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 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 'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch)
Does the sheet music for 'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch) 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 'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch)?
The loop is G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 (V7 – i – iv – V7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is 'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch) in?
C minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch)?
Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 'zat You, Santa Claus? (from The Grinch) 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.