Deck the Halls Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C B♭ A G F G.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
C1̇DeckB♭7♭theA6hallG5withF4boughsG5ofA6hol-F4ly,
G5FaA6laB♭7♭laG5laA6laG5laF4laE3laF4la!
C1̇'TisB♭7♭theA6sea-G5sonF4toG5beA6jol-F4ly,
G5FaA6laB♭7♭laG5laA6laG5laF4laE3laF4la!
G5DonA6weB♭7♭nowG5ourA6gayB♭7♭ap-C1̇par-A6el,
C1̇TrollB♭7♭theA6an-G5cientF4Christ-G5masA6car-C1ol,
D2̇FaD2̇laD2̇laD2̇laC1̇laB♭7♭laA6laG5laF4la!
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
D2̇DeckC1̇theB7hallA6withG5boughsA6ofB7hol-G5ly,
A6FaB7laC1̇laA6laB7laA6laG5laF♯4♯laG5la!
D2̇'TisC1̇theB7sea-A6sonG5toA6beB7jol-G5ly,
A6FaB7laC1̇laA6laB7laA6laG5laF♯4♯laG5la!
A6DonB7weC1̇nowA6ourB7gayC1̇ap-D2̇par-B7el,
D2̇TrollC1̇theB7an-A6cientG5Christ-A6masB7car-D2ol,
E3̇FaE3̇laE3̇laE3̇laD2̇laC1̇laB7laA6laG5la!
- 2D4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: B♭ major.
F4̇DeckE♭3̇♭theD2̇hallC1̇withB♭7♭boughsC1̇ofD2̇hol-B♭7♭ly,
C1̇FaD2̇laE♭3̇♭laC1̇laD2̇laC1̇laB♭7♭laA6laB♭7♭la!
F4̇'TisE♭3̇♭theD2̇sea-C1̇sonB♭7♭toC1̇beD2̇jol-B♭7♭ly,
C1̇FaD2̇laE♭3̇♭laC1̇laD2̇laC1̇laB♭7♭laA6laB♭7♭la!
C1̇DonD2̇weE♭3̇♭nowC1̇ourD2̇gayE♭3̇♭ap-F4̇par-D2̇el,
F4̇TrollE♭3̇♭theD2̇an-C1̇cientB♭7♭Christ-C1̇masD2̇car-F4ol,
G5̇FaG5̇laG5̇laG5̇laF4̇laE♭3̇♭laD2̇laC1̇laB♭7♭la!
- 4F4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: C major.
G5̇DeckF4̇theE3̇hallD2̇withC1̇boughsD2̇ofE3̇hol-C1̇ly,
D2̇FaE3̇laF4̇laD2̇laE3̇laD2̇laC1̇laB7laC1̇la!
G5̇'TisF4̇theE3̇sea-D2̇sonC1̇toD2̇beE3̇jol-C1̇ly,
D2̇FaE3̇laF4̇laD2̇laE3̇laD2̇laC1̇laB7laC1̇la!
D2̇DonE3̇weF4̇nowD2̇ourE3̇gayF4̇ap-G5̇par-E3̇el,
G5̇TrollF4̇theE3̇an-D2̇cientC1̇Christ-D2̇masE3̇car-G5ol,
A6̇FaA6̇laA6̇laA6̇laG5̇laF4̇laE3̇laD2̇laC1̇la!
- 5G4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
- 6̇A5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Welsh air (“Nos Galan”), 1794
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1879), 1862 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1794, words 1862: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 120, “Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly” (1881)
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