{"id":2382,"date":"2020-12-15T10:03:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2023-01-12T13:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:04:42","slug":"ill-be-home-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/ill-be-home-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I&#8217;ll Be Home For Christmas&#8221; (Piano Tutorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christmas comes once a year, but what you learn from a song like this can be applied year-round to your playing. Today&#8217;s lesson is a classic Christmas carol from the &#8216;war years&#8217; with some interesting chords and a beautiful sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Before we get started, be sure to grab the <a href=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/I%27ll%20Be%20Home%20For%20Christmas\/LEAD%20SHEET%20ILL%20BE%20HOME%20FOR%20CHRISTMAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lead sheet<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/I%27ll%20Be%20Home%20For%20Christmas\/FULL%20SCORE%20ILL%20BE%20HOME%20FOR%20CHRISTMAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full sheet music<\/a><\/b>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1545622783-b3e021430fee?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1768&amp;q=80\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>I\u2019ll Be Home For Christmas \ud83c\udf84<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I%27ll_Be_Home_for_Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I&#8217;ll Be Home for Christmas<\/a>&#8221; was originally recorded in 1943 by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bing_Crosby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bing Crosby<\/a>, who scored a top ten hit with the song. It was originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmas time, and has since gone on to become a seasonal standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve got a beautiful, jazzy arrangement with some smart tips &#8216;n&#8217; tricks along the way&#8211; <i>plus<\/i> we\u2019ve got the <a href=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/I%27ll%20Be%20Home%20For%20Christmas\/FULL%20SCORE%20ILL%20BE%20HOME%20FOR%20CHRISTMAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full sheet music<\/a> available so you can really dig in deep and make the most of this beloved carol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/I%27ll%20Be%20Home%20For%20Christmas\/Screen%20Shot%202020-12-14%20at%203.48.50%20PM%203.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are intimidated by some of the more difficult-sounding chords&#8211; <i>don\u2019t worry!<\/i> It&#8217;s just a matter of putting your mind to it: Practice and patience are a pianist&#8217;s best friend. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to check out our rundown on how to <a href=\"\/blog\/complicated-chords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read and Play Complicated Chords On The Piano<\/a>. It will take the mystery out of those more advanced chord designations, and take your sight reading to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Learn!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll break the song down 4 measures at a time so you can follow along and practice sections at your own pace. For <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pianote members<\/a><\/i>, remember to take advantage of your &#8216;<b>Practice Feature<\/b>&#8216;. It allows you to isolate and loop sections of the song, so you can focus on specific spots that might be giving you trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for something a little easier? I&#8217;ve got a simplified <a href=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/I%27ll%20Be%20Home%20For%20Christmas\/LEAD%20SHEET%20ILL%20BE%20HOME%20FOR%20CHRISTMAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lead sheet<\/a> for your reference, and a few revelations in the video that will get you playing your best. \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span class=\"blue-text-block\">\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udfb9 Hot Tip: Check out our lesson on <a href=\"\/blog\/read-ledger-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learning to read ledger lines<\/a> if you find you are having difficulty sight-reading the sheet music!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merry Christmas, and happy practicing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/weekly-email\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas comes once a year, but what you learn from a song like &#8220;I&#8217;ll Be Home For Christmas&#8221; can be applied year-round to your playing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":2383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1106,508],"tags":[1086],"class_list":["post-2382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasonal","category-song-tutorials","tag-l3s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10743,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382\/revisions\/10743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}