The Christmas Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Written by Robert Wells & Mel Torme
Tab by Marco Foster
See chord chart below for exact voicings
CHORD CHART
A13b9 = 5 - X - 5 - 6 - 7 - 6
Dmaj7 = X - 5 - 7 - 6 - 7 - X
Em7 = X - 7 - 9 - 7 - 8 - X
F#m7 = X - 9 - 11 - 9 - 10 - X
Gmaj7 = X - 10 - 12 - 11 - 12 - X
Am7 = 5 - X - 5 - 5 - 5 - X
D7b9 = X - 5 - 4 - 5 - 4 - X
Gmaj7 = 3 - X - 4 - 4 - 3 - X
F#7#9 = X - 9 - 8 - 9 - 10 - X
Bm7 = 7 - X - 7 - 7 - 7 - X
C13sus2 = 8 - X - 8 - 7 - 10 - X
G#m7add4 = 4 - X - 4 - 4 - 2 - X
G7#11 = 3 - X - 3 - 4 - 2 - X
F#maj7 = 2 - X - 3 - 3 - 2 - X
Gm7 = 3 - X - 3 - 3 - 3 - X
C9 = X - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 - X
Fmaj7 = 1 - X - 2 - 2 - 1 - X
Em9 = 0 - X - 5 - 7 - 7 - X
A13 = 5 - X - 5 - 6 - 7 - X
F#7#5 = 2 - X - 2 - 3 - 3 - X
F#7 = 2 - X - 2 - 3 - 2 - X
Bm7 = X - 2 - 4 - 2 - 3 - X
C#7b9 = X - 4 - 3 - 4 - 3 - X
B7b9 = X - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - X
Gmaj13 = 3 - X - 4 - 4 - 5 - X
C7b9 = X - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - X
Fmaj13 = 1 - X - 2 - 2 - 3 - X
Bm7add4 = 7 - X - 7 - 7 - 5 - X
Bb7#11 = 6 - X - 6 - 7 - 5 - X
A7 = 5 - X - 5 - 6 - 5 - X
Dmaj7sus2/A = 5 - 5 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5
[Intro]
A13b9
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Dmaj7 Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 F#7#9
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Bm7 C13sus2 Dmaj7 G#m7add4 G7#11
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
F#maj7 Gm7 C9 Fmaj7
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Em9 A13 Dmaj7
Everybody knows
[Verse 2]
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7
A turkey and some mistletoe
Dmaj7 Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 F#7#5 F#7
Help to make the season bright
Bm7 C9 Dmaj7 G#m7add4 C#7b9
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
F#m7 B7b9 Em9 A13 Dmaj7
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
[Chorus 1]
Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 Gmaj13
They know that Santa's on his way
Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 Gmaj13
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Gm7 C7b9 Fmaj7 Fmaj13
And every mother's child is gonna spy
Bm7add4 Bb7#11 A7 A13
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
Dmaj7 Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 F#7#5 F#7
To kids from one to ninety-two
Bm7 C9 Dmaj7 G#m7add4
Although it's been said many times many ways
C#7b9 F#m7 B7b9 Em9 A13 Dmaj7
Merry Christmas to you
[Interlude]
Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 Gmaj13 Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 Gmaj13 Gm7 C7b9 Fmaj7 Fmaj13 Bm7add4 Bb7#11 A7 A13
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
Dmaj7 Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7 F#7#9
To kids from one to ninety-two
Bm7 C13sus2 Dmaj7 G#m7add4
Though it's been said many times many ways
C#7b9 F#m7 B7b9 Em9 A13 Dmaj7sus2/A
Merry Christmas to you
How to play The Christmas Song
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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.