The lead sheets below are designed for students. They use only the primary chords, and each song comes in all four of the easiest keys. In many cases, a different key would be easier to sing and a more complex harmonization would be more interesting, but I keep these deliberately simple to use with students who are just learning how to read a lead sheet.
*Songs marked with an asterisk can be played within a five-finger pattern, which makes them easier for the right hand.
Major Lead Sheets
In 4/4 time
- Angels We Have Heard on High in C, G, D, F
- Aura Lee in C, G, D, or F
- Be Kind to Your Web-footed Friends in C, G, D, or F
- Ching-a-Ring Chaw in C, G, D, or F
- Deck the Halls in C, G, D, and F
- He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands in C, G, D, or F
- *Hokey Pokey in C, G, D, or F
- *Hot Cross Buns in C, G, D, or F
- *Jingle Bells in C, G, D, or F
- Oh, Come All Ye Faithful in C, G, D, and F
- The Water Is Wide in C, G, D, or F
In 3/4 time
- Amazing Grace in C, G, D, or F
- Animal Fair in C, G, D, or F
- Away in a Manger C, G, D, or F
- Brahms’ Lullaby in C, G, D, or F
- Happy Birthday in C, G, D, or F
- Silent Night in C, G, D, F
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas in C, G, D, and F
Minor Lead Sheets
In 4/4 time
- Ghost of John in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
- Hey Ho, Nobody Home in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
- Little Birch Tree in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
- *Snake Charmer in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
In 3/4 time
- Autumn Comes in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
- Greensleeves in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
- O’Carolan’s Tune No. 176 in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
- Scarborough Fair in Am, Em, Dm, or Gm
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