I Saw Three Ships
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste: Sem capotraste
HooplaKidz ~ "I Saw Three Ships" (2013)
BPM: 140
Key: F# Major (F# Mixolydian)
Time Sig: 4/4 (swing)
[Intro]
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7
[Verse 1]
Badd9 F#
I saw three ships come sailing by
E B
Sailing by, sailing by
Badd9 F#
I saw three ships come sailing by
E F# B
On Christmas day in the morning
[Verse 2]
Badd9 F#
And what do you think was in them?
E B
Was in them? Was in them?
Badd9 F#
And what do you think was in them?
E F# B
On Christmas day in the morning
[Verse 3]
Badd9 F#
Three pretty gifts were in them
E B
Were in them, Were in them,
Badd9 F#
Three pretty gifts were in them
E F# B
On Christmas day in the morning
[Verse 4]
Badd9
One gold whistle,
F#
And one gold ring,
E B
And a tune to play on a violin,
Badd9 F#
Such a joy were all of them
E F# B
On Christmas Day in the morning!
Badd9
One gold whistle,
F#
And one gold ring,
E B
And a tune to play on a violin,
Badd9 F#
Such a joy were all of them
E F# B
On Christmas Day in the morning!
[Verse 5]
Badd9 F#
Then let us all rejoice again
E B
Rejoice again, rejoice again
Badd9 F#
Then let us all rejoice again
E F# Badd9
On Christmas Day in the morning!
E F# Badd9
On Christmas Day in the morning!
E F# Badd9
On Christmas Day in the morning!
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7
[Verse 6]
Badd9 F#
I saw three ships come sailing by
E B
Sailing by, sailing by
Badd9 F#
I saw three ships come sailing by
E F# B
On Christmas day in the morning
[Verse 7]
Badd9 F#
And what do you think was in them?
E B
Was in them? Was in them?
Badd9 F#
And what do you think was in them?
E F# B
On Christmas day in the morning
[Verse 8]
Badd9 F#
Three pretty gifts were in them
E B
Were in them, Were in them,
Badd9 F#
Three pretty gifts were in them
E F# B
On Christmas day in the morning
[Verse 9]
Badd9
One gold whistle,
F#
And one gold ring,
E B
And a tune to play on a violin,
Badd9 F#
Such a joy were all of them
E F# B
On Christmas Day in the morning!
Badd9
One gold whistle,
F#
And one gold ring,
E B
And a tune to play on a violin,
Badd9 F#
Such a joy were all of them
E F# B
On Christmas Day in the morning!
[Verse 10]
Badd9 F#
Then let us all rejoice again
E B
Rejoice again, rejoice again
Badd9 F#
Then let us all rejoice again
E F# Badd9
On Christmas Day in the morning!
E F# Badd9
On Christmas Day in the morning!
E F# Badd9
On Christmas Day in the morning!
How to play I Saw Three Ships
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.