# Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) – Elvis Presley: piano chords

Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) by Elvis Presley uses 8 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: C G7 C
- Chorus 1: F Em Dm7 G7 C F A7 B7 Dm7 G7 C
- Verse 2: G7 C C7
- Chorus 2: F Em Dm7 G7 C F A7 B7 Dm7 G7 C
- Verse 3: G7 C
- Chorus 3: F Em Dm7 G7 C F C B7 Dm7 G7 C
- Verse 4: G7 C F Em F G7 C F C B7 F G7 C

## Questions

### Which chords does Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) by Elvis Presley in?

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

### How hard is Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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