Jingle Bells Chords: The Chorus
The “Jingle Bells” chords for the chorus goes like this:
If you’re a true beginner on the guitar, these are great chords to practice together because they appear together in songs all the time.
- You can get through these “Jingle Bells” chords by strumming each chord once while you sing the melody!
- Each chord symbol in the chord charts stands for a certain amount of time playing that chord.
- That amount of time is called a measure, and a measure correlates to a certain number of beats.
In “Jingle Bells,” that number is four, so each chord symbol stands for four beats.
That’s why there are four Gs above the first line of lyrics, and each G is placed over the lyric you’re singing when the new measure starts.
The easy version — why just 2 chords?
It is true that the most satisfying arrangements of this Christmas song will have 3 or more chords (the I, IV, and V chords, and perhaps the V of V), not just 2 as I have in this version.
However, for a VERY new beginner, 2 chords to worry about is enough!
My newest students use the «small C» and «small G7» (see my Big Guitar Chords page) in Jingle Bells, and the song sounds just fine.
Plus, the guitar tabs melody has lots of open string notes, making this song very easy to pick for a beginner, once they understand how tablature works.
Uh-oh… they have to change strings!
Well I didn’t say that the melody will be easy for a new flat-picker! Changing strings as it does, a beginner will probably struggle with it at first.
Winter Is Coming! Time For Some Jingle Bells Chords!
Nobody is really ever ready for Christmas, but for musicians this is the time of year to dust off your holiday repertoire and get it arranged and prepared for the holiday party season.
- You are ready to begin preparing your own holiday repertoire to jazz up whatever holiday parties or functions you and your guitar wind up attending.
- Of all the music you can play, Christmas songs and other holiday tunes are the best for sharing.
There are an awful lot of people who could use a little warmth and cheer during the holidays, and this music gives you the ability to provide that!
Today’s awesome holiday tune is “Jingle Bells.” We’ll go over the “Jingle Bells” chords so that you can play and sing.
We’ll check out some different ways to arrange the song to make it fun and interesting for you and your audience or fellow carolers.
We will also figure out some ways to play the melody to “Jingle Bells” on the guitar in case you are called upon to take a solo!
Jingle Bells (only melody)
«Jingle Bells» standard and tablature notation for guitar. This is a shortened version (full versions for only melody and with accompaniment can be downloaded as pdf). 
Tips on how to learn this song
Concerning the melody, there are only five notes used in the choruses: B, C, D, G and A. In the verses, E and F# are used as well. These are the seven notes in the G Major scale. Thus, the song stays in the same key throughout and don’t use any notes outside the key.
Also notice that the melody in the chorus only make use of two strings. The melody of the verses make use of four strings, which makes the verses somewhat harder to learn.
Jingle Bells Chords: Other Options
Fun “Jingle Bells” fact: Today we learned that the original “Jingle Bells” chords weren’t the chords we know and love here in the 21st century!
The original “Jingle Bells” melody was set to the same chord progression used in Pachelbel’s “Canon in D.”
This installment of “Today I Learned” has been brought to you by Wikipedia!
So far, we’ve been talking about Jingle Bells chords in the key of G, because they are fun and easy to play.
Perhaps however, the key of G is not your cup of tea because those chords are not fun for you, or because it is not fun for you to sing “Jingle Bells” in that key.
Here are a couple tips for getting the song into the key that you like:
Happy Holidays
So there you have it, you’ve mastered “Jingle Bells“. We hope you’ve enjoyed the article and had fun learning this tune.
Happy holidays to everyone out there, enjoy the festive season and keep on jamming!
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Jingle Bells – Lyrics with Guitar Chords
Verse
G C
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Am D7 G
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
C
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,
Am D D7 G D7
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. Oh!
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
A7 D7
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
D7 G
In a one-horse open sleigh
Verse
G C
A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride
Am D7 G
And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side
C
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot
Am D D7 G D7
We ran into a drifted bank and there we got upsot. Oh!
Chorus
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
A7 D7
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
D7 G
In a one-horse open sleigh
Verse
G C
A day or two ago, the story I must tell
Am D7 G
I went out on the snow and on my back I fell
C
A gent was riding by in a one-horse open sleigh
Am D D7 G D7
He laughed at me as I there lay but quickly drove away. Oh!
Chorus
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
A7 D7
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
D7 G
In a one-horse open sleigh
Verse
G C
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young
Am D7 G
Take the girls along and sing this sleighing song
C
Just bet a bobtailed bay, two forty as his speed
Am D D7 G D7
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you'll take the lead. Oh!
Chorus
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
A7 D7
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
G C G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
C G
Oh what fun it is to ride
D7 G
In a one-horse open sleigh
We hope you had fun learning this song and that you were able to entertain some friends and family with our lesson’s help. Take a quick search of our blog and you’ll find many other christmas songs and carols to learn. Our blog covers a range of topics like “What key is lost boy ruth b in?”, the best cheap acoustic humbucker pickup, and i’m never changing who i am chords.
Jingle Bells ноты и табы.
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- Учите по 5 — 8 нот за раз не более
- номер лада и номер пальца должны совпадать т.е 1-й лад зажимайте указательным, 2-й — средним и т.д.
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Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, D7 G O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way, G C Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright, D7 G What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight, oh
Chorus: G G7 Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, C G A7 D D7 Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey, G G7 Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, C G D7 G Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Other verses: A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride, And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank; Misfortune seemed his lot; He got into a drifted bank, And we, we got upsot.
A day or two ago, the story I must tell I went out on the snow And on my back I fell; A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh, He laughed as there I sprawling lie, But quickly drove away.
Now the ground is white Go it while you’re young, Take the girls tonight And sing this sleighing song; Just get a bob-tailed bay two-forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! you’ll take the lead.
Chorus
The chorus consists of four chords too. They are almost the same as the verse. The only difference is that the Bm chord becomes the B chord. So, the chords are the A chord, the D chord, the B chord and the E chord.
Figure 6 – Chord progression of the chorus of “Jingle Bells”
Here are the video tutorials for the chorus. In these videos we’ll play it a bit slower than the original song, as with the verse. It is good practice for you to play with our video first. And if you feel comfortable, move on to jam with the real song.
Guitar:
Piano:
Ukulele:
As with the verse, we’ve Chordified this video, so you can jam along and play the chorus with us.
Ритм-гитара
Это таблица аккордов, идеально подходящая для праздничных пений. Диаграмма обозначена косой чертой ритма. Направление удара: вниз, вниз, вверх, вниз, вверх. Считается ритм: 1 2 и 3 и 4 а. Ритм-слэши соответствуют стандартным обозначениям, но не перемещаются вверх и вниз по посоху. Они не имеют основного тона и рассказывают, как воспроизводится ритм-паттерн.
Это отличный способ записать аккорды. Нельзя полагаться на тексты песен, чтобы показать, где происходят изменения аккордов. Вместо этого песня разбита на бары. Просто играй и считай. Держите свою ударную руку в постоянном, устойчивом наклоне вверх. Единственный пропущенный удар — это «и», равный 1. Это косая черта, остальные — восьмые.
History about “Jingle Bells”
“Jingle Bells” goes way back, having been around for over 150 years. The song was written by American songwriter James Lord Pierpont in the 1850’s and was originally titled “The One Horse Open Sleigh”. The song’s first public performance was in 1857 at Ordway Hall, on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
“Jingle Bells” didn’t become a Christmas standard until decades after it was first performed on Washington Street. Some area choirs adopted it as part of their repertoire in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlor-song and college anthologies in the 1880s. Its popularity was growing, and it was first recorded in 1898 before becoming a Christmas favorite in the early twentieth century.
It has become one of the most performed and most recognizable secular holiday songs ever written, now famous worldwide. In recognition of this achievement, James Lord Pierpont was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. With all this heritage, it makes it the perfect tune to practice on those winter evenings.
So let’s get jamming!
Jingle Bells Kalimba Tabs & Chords (Letter Notes)
B B B B B B
B D° G A B
C° C° C° C° C° B B
B B B A A B D D°
B B B B B B
B D° G A B
C° C° C° C° C° B B
B B D° D° C° A G
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Version 2
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°E° D°D° E°D° G°
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°G°G° F°D°C°
GG E°D°C° G GG E°D°C° A
AA F°E°D° B G°G° F°D°E°
GG E°D°C° G GG E°D°C° A
A°A° F°E°D° G° G°G°G° A°G° F°D°C° G°
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°E° D°D° E°D° G°
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°E° G°G° A°B°C°°
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Version 3
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° B
G° G° F° D° E°
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° G° G° G° G°
A° G° F° D° C° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° E° D° D° E° D° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° G° G° F° D° C°
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° B
G° G° F° D° E°
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° G° G° G° G°
A° G° F° D° C° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° E° D° D° E° D° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° G° G° F° D° C° C°°
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Version 4 (with Lyrics)
E E E E E E E G C D E
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
F F F F F E E E E
oh, what fun it is to ride in a
E D D E D G
one-horse open sleigh.
E E E E E E E G C D E
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
F F F F F E E E E
oh, what fun it is to ride in a
G G F D C
one-horse open sleigh.
Transposing Jingle Bells Chords Without A Capo
There are plenty of ways to arrange these Jingle Bells chords in and out of the key of G.
Converting the key of G chords we are using into numbers, G is the I chord, A7 is the II chord, C is the IV chord, and D is the V chord.
- Turn another of the guitar-friendly letters of the musical alphabet into the number I, arrange the musical alphabet accordingly, and you have another key to play in!
- For example, if you choose the key of D, then D is the I chord, E7 the II chord, G the IV chord, and A the V chord.
- Substitute those chords in and you have Jingle Bells chords in the key of D!
This is not an exact method of transposition, but it works well enough with the guitar-friendly keys C, A, G, and D.
With E, the other guitar-friendly key, you have to use an F#7 instead of an F7 for reasons best explained by your ears, or this amazing guitar lesson: Music Theory for Beginners: The 10-Step System for Rapid Progress.
Transposing Jingle Bells Chords With A Capo
Got a capo? It is the easiest way to get Jingle Bells chords from the key of G to the key you’d like it in.
If the key of G is too low for your liking, try putting the capo on the second or third fret, and keep moving up until you find the key you like to sing in.
- If the key of G is too high for your liking, try putting the capo on the fifth or seventh fret.
- You’ll be singing lower than you’re playing, which is a common trick of singer-songwriters like Lyle Lovett and Paul Simon.
By transposing with a capo, you have the benefit of putting the song in a different key without having to learn or play any different chords.
The Jingle Bells chords in the key of G work exactly the same way if you use a capo.
For more help with capos, check out this excellent introduction: How to Use a Capo in 3 Easy Steps
Jingle Bells Kalimba Tabs & Chords (Number Notes)
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 2° 5 6 7
1° 1° 1° 1° 1° 7 7
7 7 7 6 6 7 2 2°
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 2° 5 6 7
1° 1° 1° 1° 1° 7 7
7 7 2° 2° 1° 6 5
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Version 2
3°3°3° 3°3°3° 3°5° 1°2°3°
4°4°4° 4°4° 3°3° 3°3° 2°2° 3°2° 5°
3°3°3° 3°3°3° 3°5° 1°2°3°
4°4°4° 4°4° 3°3° 3°5°5° 4°2°1°
55 3°2°1° 5 55 3°2°1° 6
66 4°3°2° 7 5°5° 4°2°3°
55 3°2°1° 5 55 3°2°1° 6
6°6° 4°3°2° 5° 5°5°5° 6°5° 4°2°1° 5°
3°3°3° 3°3°3° 3°5° 1°2°3°
4°4°4° 4°4° 3°3° 3°3° 2°2° 3°2° 5°
3°3°3° 3°3°3° 3°5° 1°2°3°
4°4°4° 4°4° 3°3° 3°3° 5°5° 6°7°1°°
Watch this video on YouTube.
Version 3
5 3° 2° 1° 5
5 5 5 3° 2° 1° 6
5 4° 3° 2° 7
5° 5° 4° 2° 3°
5 3° 2° 1° 5
5 5 5 3° 2° 1° 6
5 4° 3° 2° 5° 5° 5° 5°
6° 5° 4° 2° 1° 5°
3° 3° 3° 3° 3° 3°
3° 5° 1° 2° 3°
4° 4° 4° 4° 4° 3° 3°
3° 3° 3° 2° 2° 3° 2° 5°
3° 3° 3° 3° 3° 3°
3° 5° 1° 2° 3°
4° 4° 4° 4° 4° 3° 3°
3° 3° 5° 5° 4° 2° 1°
5 3° 2° 1° 5
5 5 5 3° 2° 1° 6
5 4° 3° 2° 7
5° 5° 4° 2° 3°
5 3° 2° 1° 5
5 5 5 3° 2° 1° 6
5 4° 3° 2° 5° 5° 5° 5°
6° 5° 4° 2° 1° 5°
3° 3° 3° 3° 3° 3°
3° 5° 1° 2° 3°
4° 4° 4° 4° 4° 3° 3°
3° 3° 3° 2° 2° 3° 2° 5°
3° 3° 3° 3° 3° 3°
3° 5° 1° 2° 3°
4° 4° 4° 4° 4° 3° 3°
3° 3° 5° 5° 4° 2° 1° 1°°
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Version 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 3
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
oh, what fun it is to ride in a
3 2 2 3 2 5
one-horse open sleigh.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 3
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
oh, what fun it is to ride in a
5 5 4 2 1
one-horse open sleigh
B B B B B B
B D° G A B
C° C° C° C° C° B B
B B B A A B D D°
B B B B B B
B D° G A B
C° C° C° C° C° B B
B B D° D° C° A G
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Version 2
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°E° D°D° E°D° G°
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°G°G° F°D°C°
GG E°D°C° G GG E°D°C° A
AA F°E°D° B G°G° F°D°E°
GG E°D°C° G GG E°D°C° A
A°A° F°E°D° G° G°G°G° A°G° F°D°C° G°
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°E° D°D° E°D° G°
E°E°E° E°E°E° E°G° C°D°E°
F°F°F° F°F° E°E° E°E° G°G° A°B°C°°
Watch this video on YouTube.
Version 3
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° B
G° G° F° D° E°
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° G° G° G° G°
A° G° F° D° C° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° E° D° D° E° D° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° G° G° F° D° C°
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° B
G° G° F° D° E°
G E° D° C° G
G G G E° D° C° A
G F° E° D° G° G° G° G°
A° G° F° D° C° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° E° D° D° E° D° G°
E° E° E° E° E° E°
E° G° C° D° E°
F° F° F° F° F° E° E°
E° E° G° G° F° D° C° C°°
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Version 4 (with Lyrics)
E E E E E E E G C D E
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
F F F F F E E E E
oh, what fun it is to ride in a
E D D E D G
one-horse open sleigh.
E E E E E E E G C D E
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
F F F F F E E E E
oh, what fun it is to ride in a
G G F D C
one-horse open sleigh.
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Предлагаем темп 69 bpm.
«Nothing else matters» разбор партии акустической гитары
Nothing Else Matters на гитаре проще играть пальцами. Песня хороша тем, что совмещает в себе много приёмов, которые будут полезны для развития техники. Большая часть песни играется арпеджио . Первые такты играются let ring – ничего не глушим. Правая рука располагается по струнам: безымянный на 1, средний на 2, указательный на 1 струне.
В 5 такте встречается pull-off, который нужно сыграть одновременно с открытой 2 (7 лад зажать безымянным). Ход 7-0 – 8-0 можно сыграть безым. – мизинцем. Ими же извлекаем hammer-on (удар с 7 на 8 лад, при этом 8 срываем миз.-ем) и делаем безым. слайд с 8 на 5.
Далее опять срывом играем пулл-офф 5-3 и слайд до 2. Миз-ем 5 л. на 2 струне. В 8 такте струны на 5 л. желательно зажать без-ым и миз-ем (держим на протяжении всего такта). Нужно дотянуться до 2 л. и сорвать пулл-оффом на открытую первую, затем вернуться и доиграть перебор 5-5.
Далее идёт совмещение уже знакомых перебора, pull-off и щипка в одном такте. В следующем такте сложный момент – подряд hummer и pull 0-5-0. Играем открытую, затем ударяем указательным левой руки по 5 л. и срываем. На второй струне пулл 7-0, хаммер 0-5.
В 12 такте извлекаем флажолеты над 12 ладом. В 16 такте ставим аккорд Em в седьмой позиции. Большим пальцем дёргаем басовые струны . Быстрый перебор (5-4-3) играем указ-сред-без, а затем делаем щипок сред. и без. Потом идут D (5 позиция) и C (3). 22 такт – G (3), B7 (2).
В куплете прибавляется игра мелодии
Обратите внимание, что в треке используется вальсовый ритм , поэтому необходимо играть плавно и соблюдая трёхдольную пульсацию. В 26 такте ставим неполный мизинец и безымянный на 3 лад
Второй лад играем средним. Это будет удобно при постановке среднего на 3 лад пятой струны.
28 такт играем мелодию указ-ным (2) и средним (3 л.), пулл 2-0 тоже сыграем ук-ым. В 31 такте пользуемся позицией обычного аккорда G. За ним идёт неполный B7. Если вы хорошо разберёте предложенные фрагменты, то далее не должно возникнуть проблем, так как там идёт повторение. В 51 т. дёргаем C и A.
Далее идёт аккордовая прогрессия. В середине такта присутствует синкопа – ритм смещается. Рекомендуем разобрать отдельно половины такта. Сначала играем D, а во второй половине быстро меняем D4-D-D9. Чтобы лучше разобраться в аппликатуре, рекомендуем ниже скачать Nothing Else Matters табы. Там подробно расписан ритм и ноты каждого аккорда.
Посмотрите табулатуру легендарного трека группы Metallica – «Nothing Else Matters». Это можно сделать прямо на сайте. Также удобно скачать gtp на свой компьютер и разобрать произведение через Guitar Pro. Это удобно тем, что можно замедлять темп в сложных фрагментах, а также зацикливать отдельные куски и разучивать их.
Getting The Most Out Of Your Jingle Bells Chords
The best way to learn, memorize, and continually improve your skills at playing these Jingle Bells chords is to get out there and play them!
- There’s no need to work at memorizing your holiday music – plenty of people bring holiday books to holiday jam sessions, caroling excursions, and party performances.
- You’ll find that with frequent repetition, your fingers will memorize the Jingle Bells chords before you know it. Get away from the paper as soon as possible!
Check with your local nursing homes, children’s programs or day cares, senior centers and residences, and pubs or bars to see whether they’d like to have you over there entertaining people during the holidays.
Practice with a purpose! Many places love to have you volunteering to play for them during their group activity periods.
Jingles in outer space
It was also one of the first songs to broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra, in December 1965. Amazingly, they smuggled a harmonica and sleigh bells onboard to perform it, which you can hear in their radio transmission to Mission Control.
In conclusion, “Jingle Bells” may be a familiar holiday song, but it has a rich history and a firm standing in popular culture. It has also been translated into many different languages, recorded by many famous artists, and it holds the distinction of being the official state song of Massachusetts, in a nod to the origins of its songwriter.
Jingle Bells Chords: The Entire Song
Whether you’d like it short and sweet or an extended dance party version, these “Jingle Bells” chords and lyrics are everything you need to make your personal arrangement.
Here’s a chord sheet, together with alternate verses.
To decide on a rhythm for your arrangement, decide how fast you’d like to play and sing “Jingle Bells.”
Some people play “Jingle Bells” with a swinging, bouncy rhythm, using the guitar to imitate the sound of the bells.
Some people play it with a straighter rhythm, using the guitar to drive the song faster, imitating the speed of the sleigh.
Thinking about which role you’d like the guitar to play – the bells, the sleigh, the horses, the snow, the laughing – can often suggest a rhythm.
Here are some examples.
Michael Bublé’s drummer sounds like horses’ hooves.
Frank Sinatra just goes ahead and uses sleigh bells. Classic!
Ella Fitzgerald’s drummer is using a snowy-sounding ride cymbal, punctuated by the bell tones of the piano’s upper register.
Herb Alpert’s introduction is a windy chorus, contrasted by the racing sleigh sound of the rhythm section.
Pro-Tip: Can’t decide on a rhythm? No sweat!
You can try some of the rhythms presented in this lesson to get you going and inspire you.
Trivia for Jingle Bells
Now it’s time for some trivia! As we touched upon earlier, the song was not originally intended for Christmas. In fact, it was written to be performed at Thanksgiving celebrations. Towards the end of the 19th century, it gradually became associated with Christmas.
The song has been translated into several different languages. In French, it is called “Vive le Vent”, which means “Long Live the Wind”. In German, it is called “Kling Glöckchen”, which means “Ring Little Bells”.
“Jingle Bells” has been recorded by many famous artists too – Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, and Frank Sinatra are just a few of the artists who have put their own spin on the classic song, and it continues to be recorded to this day.
Key of the Song
The original key of the song is G major, but as it often happens with popular songs, the key of the song may be adjusted to suit the preferences of the singer or the level of mastery of someone on an instrument. You may use a capo to ease the transposition of the music.
When doing research for this article I also came across a few different versions of the song, as far as chords employed is concerned. Some of them more elaborate than others. The simplest one features a I IV V7 in the key of G major. The more elaborate one includes a borrowed chord from a related key (D major), in this case an A major or A7 (V/V) which leads nicely to the last chord of the progression, D7.
In the easy version you’d have the following structure:
Verses:
I – IV – V7(G – C – D7)
Chorus:
I – IV – I – V7 (G – C – G – D7)
The harmonically „richer” version features a new chord in the chorus:
I – IV – I – V7/V – V7(G – C – G – A7 – D7)
Perhaps the trickiest chord out of them all will be G major. I say “perhaps” because this depends on the age of the interpreter. Refer to the following article on G Chord and the Key of G.
Main takeaway
In this article, we’ll focus on teaching you how to play the classic festive tune “Jingle Bells“. Whether you’re a guitar shredder, ukulele wizard or piano maestro, we’ve got you covered. You can choose your instrument in the table of contents to jump right into the relevant section. We’ll take you through each part of the song and show you the chord diagrams, as well as video tutorials, so you’ll have the song nailed in no time.
Once you’ve finished learning the track, if you’re still hungry for more, we’ll look into some special trivia about the song – perfect for impressing your friends and family at the dinner table this Christmas. We’ll go through the separate sections, then bring the whole song together with the chords and lyrics, so you’ll have a festive track ready at your fingertips.
Jingle Bells Guitar Notes and Tabs:
Below we have given Easy Guitar Tabs and Notes for Jingle Bells in an image as well as video form. So go through any one which you feel comfortable with. And Merry Christmas to All.. Enjoy!!
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Tips and Tricks to play Jingle Bells Guitar chords:
We have given above very simple and basic chords that everybody can play easily. Although Originally some chords like “D7” instead of simple “D” has been used, but we didn’t mention them as it would only create confusion and difficulty playing them. Chords given above suits well and Sounds very much original, so you need not to worry.
And we have also given Video Tutorials for Jingle Bells Tabs and Notes. You can also take help from them. And in any case if you still have a query or feeling difficult to play song in your acoustic guitar, then you may contact us and we will try to help you out personally as soon as possible.
Song Info:Song Title: Jingle BellsLyrics: James Lord Pierpont
More About Jingle Bells:‘Jingle Bells’ is one of the best and popular known song for christmas. It is the most commonly sung American songs all over the world. It was penned by James Lord Pierpont and later published under the title “The One Horse Open Sleigh” in the autumn season of the year 1857 (16 September).
It has been claimed that Jingle Bells was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir or as a drinking song. Although it has no original connection to Christmas, it became associated with Christmas music and the holiday season in the 1860s and 1870s. It was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s. Jingle Bells was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder and this recording of Jingle Bells is believed to be the first Christmas record, is lost, but an 1898 recording also from Edison Records survives.Although it is an unsettled question where and when James Lord originally composed the song that would become known as “Jingle Bells”.
Note: You may find some other versions of chords around the internet but we assure you that chords given above are very much easy and accurate to original. We have created these chords while keeping in mind about the beginners mainly. And remember that Jingle Bells Chords for Guitar given above are only for original song i.e in G scale and chords may differ for any reprised or cover version of this song.
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