Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Easy Piano Tutorial

In this easy piano tutorial, you will learn how to play the Christmas song, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. This tutorial is for beginners. Actually, there are three videos to choose from. In the first video, we take a look at the melody only. You will learn how to play the melody of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer with your right hand. In the second video, we take a look at both the left hand and right hand parts. You learn how to play the song’s melody as well as a very easy, one note at a time left hand part. In video three, we take things one step further, and you learn how to play easy three-note chords with your left hand, while playing the melody of the song.

Start by watching the video(s) then check out the notes and chords below.

Video 1 – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Easy Piano Tutorial For Beginners (Right Hand Only)

Here’s video 1, where you learn how to play the melody of the song with your right hand.

Right Hand Notes (Melody)

Here are the notes to be played with your right hand. Be sure to watch the video first so you know where each note comes in. Be guided by my fingering as well.

G A G E C A G
G A G A G C B
F G F D B A G
G A G A G F E

G A G E C A G
G A G A G C B
F G F D B A G
G A G A G D C

A A C A G E G
F A G F E
D E F♯ G A B C
C C B A G F D

G A G E C A G
G A G A G C B
F G F D B A G
G A G A G D C

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Video 2 – How To Play Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer On Piano

Here’s video 2 where you learn how to play the melody of this easy song, as well as a left hand part.

Left Hand Notes

Play the following notes with your left hand. Use the video above as a guide.

C G C G C G G D
G D G D G D C G

C G C G C G G D
G D G D G D C G

F F C C F G C G
D A D D F F G

C G C G C G G D
G D G D G D C

Video 3 – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Easy Piano Chords Tutorial

Here’s video 3 where you learn how to play easy piano chords and melody for the Christmas song, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.

Chords:

You only have four easy chords to play and these chords are C major, D major, F major and G major. In case you’re new to chords, check out my main piano chords page here. Start by learning major chords, followed by minor chords. Here’s the chord progression for the song:

C C C G G G G C
C C C G G G G C
F C F G C D D F G
C C C G G G G C

Chord Notes:

In the video, I show you how you can play these various chords. Here are the notes of each chord as played in the video tutorial. The notes of each chord are hyphenated.

C-E-G C-E-G C-E-G D-G-B
D-G-B D-G-B D-G-B C-E-G

C-E-G C-E-G C-E-G D-G-B
D-G-B D-G-B D-G-B C-E-G

C-F-A C-E-G C-F-A D-G-B C-E-G
D-F♯-A D-F♯-A C-F-A D-G-B

C-E-G C-E-G C-E-G D-G-B
D-G-B D-G-B D-G-B C-E-G

I hope you had fun learning how to play the Christmas song, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. All the best with your piano playing. By the way, if you want to improve your skills, learn about my piano courses. They will help you take your piano playing to the next level.

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