How to Play Blue Christmas on the Piano - Part 1 of 2

Hi, there. Welcome to another one of my easy to play lessons. If you have another chance to get to my website, I hope you do it is www.mrmusiccanada that is all one word mrmusiccanada.com. I have some great deals there on and some Christmas song lessons on DVD and also, some special deals on my Christmas CD’s that I have played Christmas songs on. Today, we are going to show you how to play Wonderful Elvis song called Blue Christmas and put in the key of C, and I broken it down as easy as possible for you just to the basics. I would think if you ever play this song in 20 to 25 minutes maximum, okay. So, let me just go to the first part and I will break it down, and show you how to play it, okay. [Demonstration] Okay, chord wise where we are going to either C chord okay we are playing of the key of C. So just grab your C note, every second note from that use your Brad spread so that will, if you are on your C chord, okay. Go up to the F note and we are going to using that chord. And we are going to use a G, okay. So, I am playing it this way. Let us move our D note up here down to hear. This is a G chord to keep our chords closer together. And you are keeping out your chords closer together it is easier to keep from one to the other, okay. We are also going to need a D chord, okay. So, find your D, the D chord has this black note in it, okay. Then, go to your A up here that is your D chord and we also going to need a C7, okay. So, get back your C add this Bb in here. Spread your fingers and reach that and get to the C7. Okay. So, let us just do it that again you got a C chord, slide up and with your thumb on the Bb note here your C7, okay. Go to the F chord, okay. We also have a D chord in there and we have a D chord, okay. So, those are the chords we will need, okay. So, let us move into our right hand we are going to start of with the G note up here, okay. [Demonstration] Okay. Let us go up to that again, very simple. [Demonstration] Okay. I hope you are humming along or singing means a lot little easier, okay. The next part is. [Demonstration] Okay. So, let us go to both those part, okay. Okay. We will put some chords with that. [Demonstration] C chord, go to your g chord, your G chord again, right back to your C again, okay. I was playing two notes there but you only need to play the one. Let us do that one more time, okay. [Demonstration] G chord, with your G again, back to your C, okay. Okay. And the next part goes on your starting on your E note here. [Demonstration] Okay. You hum with yourself it is nice and easier that way, okay. [Demonstration] Okay, left with it we are going to use a C7, okay so pick your C chord and slide your fingers into the keys. And if you grab this black notes Bb here will go down that will give you a C7 chord. If you cannot reach the four notes, that is your C that is okay, okay. below here is a C7 for the last, okay. C7, [Demonstration] And go up to your F. [Demonstration] Okay. Let us do that one more time C7. [Demonstration] And up to your F, [Demonstration] Okay. The next part is while you have got your finger on your F here, E note fingers on your F down here. Just walked down and get the black note to, okay. So, you have got same notes with your right and your left hand and when you get to the bottom in here on your C chord, okay. So, you are going to go, [Demonstration] Okay. That is the chords to get from the left chord down to your D, okay. Then when you are -- the next part is, [Demonstration] And then, play your G, there is a black note there, okay. Do that part again start on your D chord, up to your G, okay. Then, just go right back in the song again, okay. Let us do that whole section again, okay. C7, [Demonstration] F chord, walk down, and on your D chord, down here and up to your G, okay. Let us do that one more time, okay. C7, [Demonstration] F, walk down, D chord, okay. So, that is that part.