Can I practice left and right hand separately for "A New York Christmas"?

Yes! Our Top Down mode lets you isolate the left hand (bass clef), right hand (treble clef), or play both together. This makes it easy to master "A New York Christmas" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "A New York Christmas"?

Falling notes (also known as Synthesia or piano waterfall) shows color-coded rectangles falling from the top of the screen onto a virtual keyboard. Each note's position matches the piano key you need to press. "A New York Christmas" is in the key of Eb at 100 BPM.

A New York Christmas — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "A New York Christmas" by Rob Thomas in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of Eb, 100 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

Lyrics

Call on your (Eb5)an gels, come down to the (Bb5)cit y. Let’s Crowd a round the big tree, all you stran gers who (Bb5)know me. Bring your com (Eb5)pas sion, your un der (Bb5)stand ing. Lord, how we need it on this New York Cit y Christ mas. Yeah, I’m (F)send ing you a Mer ry New York Christ mas, and a (F)prayer for peace on Earth with in our time. Hear the side walk an gels ech o, “Hal le lu jah;” and we un der (Bb)stand them, now more than (F)ev er. So call on your (Eb5)an gels, your beat en and (Bb5)bro ken; it’s time that we (F5)mend them so they don’t fade with the (Bb5)sea son. Let our mer cy be the gifts we lay, from Brook lyn to (Gm)Broad way, and cel e brate each and ev ’ry day of this New York Cit y Christ mas. Yeah, I’m (F)send ing you a Mer ry New York Christ mas, and a (F)prayer for peace on Earth with in our time. Hear the side walk an gels ech o, “Hal le lu jah;” and we un der (Bb)stand them, now more than (F)ev er. Mer ry New York Christ mas. Call on your we un der (Bb)stand them; we hear them say, “Mer ry (Eb)Christ mas.” (New York Christ mas.) (New York Christ mas.) (New York Christ mas.) Mer ry New York (Bb5)Christ mas.

Try other practice modes:

Beginner Lead Sheet Bar Sheet Simple Sheet

Song Details

Category: Holiday/Christmas
Key: Eb
Tempo: 100 BPM
Difficulty: medium
Artist: Rob Thomas

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How to Play "A New York Christmas" on Piano

1
Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
2
Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
3
Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
4
Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
5
Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.