# Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Chris Isaak: piano chords

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by Chris Isaak uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E
- Verse 1: A D A D A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E
- Verse 2: A D A D A F#m Bm E A
- Bridge 1: D B E
- Verse 3: A D A D A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A D A D G A F#m Bm E D A
- Bridge 2: D B E
- Verse 4: A D A D A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E
- Outro 1: A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A F#m Bm E A

## Questions

### Which chords does Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by Chris Isaak use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by Chris Isaak in?

The chords fit A major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Santa Claus Is Coming to Town to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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