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Boys and girls of ev er y age, would n’t you like to see some thing strange?
Come with us and you will see this, our town of Hal low een!
This is Hal low een!
This is Hal low een!
Pump kins scream in the dead of night!
This is Hal low een, ev ’ry bod y make a scene.
Trick or treat ’til they die of fright.
This is Hal low een!
Ten der lump lings ev er y where.
Life’s no fun with out a good scare.
That’s our job, but we’re not mean in our town of Hal low een.
In this town that we call home ev ’ry one hail to the Pump kin Song!
This is Hal low een!
This is Hal low een!
This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)" by Fred Kern in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 110 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
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About “This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "This Is Halloween (From 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 C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)" by Fred Kern played in?
- This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas) is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)"?
- The arrangement plays at 110 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)" easy to play on piano?
- This is an advanced arrangement. We recommend breaking it into sections and using the speed control to drill harder passages.
- Can I download sheet music for "This Is Halloween (From 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 "This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)"?
- "This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)" was originally performed by Fred Kern. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Fred Kern can I play here?
- Try "Bella's Lullaby", "(It's A) Monster's Holiday", "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring". 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 — "This Is Halloween (From 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 C, 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 110 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.