Other arrangements of The Nightmare Before Christmas
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What’s (C)this?
What’s this?
There’s col or ev ’ry (B)where.
What’s this?
There’s white things in the (C)air.
What’s this?
I can’t be lieve my (Em)eyes.
I must be (Cmaj7)dream ing.
Wake up, (Em6)Jack, this is n’t (B)fair!
(G)What’s (C)this?
What’s this?
What’s this?
There’s some thing ver y (B)wrong.
What’s this?
There’s peo ple sing ing (C)songs.
What’s this?
The streets are lined with (Em)lit tle crea tures (Cmaj7)laugh ing.
Ev ’ry (Em6)bod y seems so (B)hap py.
Have I (Em)pos sib ly gone (G7)daf fy?
What is (F#dim7)this?
(G7)What’s (C)this?
There’re (Am)chil dren throw ing snow balls in (Em)stead of throw ing heads.
They’re (Am)bus y build ing toys and ab so (Em)lute ly no one’s dead.
There’s (Gm)frost on ev ’ry win dow.
Oh, I (Bbm)can’t be lieve my eyes.
And (A)in my bones I feel the warmth that’s (C#m)com ing from in (Ab)side.
(Ab7)Oh, (Db)look!
What’s this?
They’re hang ing mis tle (C)toe.
They kiss?
Why, that looks so u (Db)nique, in spired!
They’re gath er ing a (Fm)round to hear a (Dbmaj7)sto ry, roast ing (Fm6)chest nuts on a (C)fire.
(Ab7)What’s (Db)this?
What’s this?
In here they’ve got a lit tle (C)tree.
How queer!
And who would ev er (Db)think, and why?
They’re cov ’ring it with (Fm)ti ny lit tle (Dbmaj7)things, they’ve got e (F6)lec tric lights on (C7)strings and there’s a (Fm)smile on ev ’ry (Ab7)one.
So now, cor (Dbdim7)rect me if I’m wrong.
This looks like (Db)fun!
This looks like (F)fun!
Oh, could it (Bbm)be I got my (A)wish?
(Ab7)What’s (Db)this?
Oh my, what now?
The chil dren are a (C)sleep.
But look, there’s noth ing un der (Db)neath.
No ghouls, no witch es here to (Fm)scream and scare them (Dbmaj7)or en snare them, (F6)on ly lit tle (C)co zy things se (Fm)cure in side their (Fm6)dream land.
(sigh) (Ab7)What’s (Db)this?
The (Bbm)mon sters are all miss ing and the (Fm)night mares can’t be found, and (Bbm)in their place there seems to be good (Fm)feel ing all a round.
In (Abm)stead of screams, I swear I can hear (Bm)mu sic in the air.
The (Bb)smell of cakes and pies are ab so (Dm)lute ly ev ’ry (A)where.
The (D)sights, the sounds, they’re ev ’ry where and (C#)all a round.
I’ve nev er felt so (D)good be fore.
This emp ty place in (F#m)side of me is (Dmaj7)fill ing up.
I (F#m6)sim ply can not (C#)get e nough.
I (F#m)want it, oh, I (A7)want it.
Oh, I (G#dim7)want it for my own.
I’ve got to (D)know.
I’ve got to (F#7)know.
What is this (Bm)place that I have (Bb)found?
(Dm)WHAT (Bb)IS (Bdim7)THIS?!
Christ mas town?
Hmmm…
The Nightmare Before Christmas — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Danny Elfman in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Eb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 92 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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About “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Eb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Danny Elfman played in?
- The Nightmare Before Christmas is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
- The arrangement plays at 92 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The Nightmare Before Christmas" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
- "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was originally performed by Danny Elfman. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
- This arrangement uses 43 chords: A, A7, Aaug, Ab, Ab7, Abm, Am, B, +35 more.
- What other songs by Danny Elfman can I play here?
- Try "KIDNAP THE SANDY CLAWS", "THIS IS HALLOWEEN", "OOGIE BOOGIE'S SONG". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Eb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 92 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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