Deck the Halls guitar tab
The first two lines of the carol, with the fa-la-las as eighth notes.
- Level
- Easy melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 120
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Deck the Halls
Traditional Welsh · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 and 5 start with a dotted quarter on G, the third fret of the first string, then a quick F on the first fret.
- The fa-la-las in bars 3 and 7 are four eighth notes, D E F D, then a quarter on E and two more eighths. Count “one and two and three, four and”.
- Bar 4 ends each line on the open second string and then C: half notes, two beats each.
About the song
The tune is the Welsh New Year's carol “Nos Galan”, known since the 16th century. The English words were written by Thomas Oliphant in 1862.
The melody is in the public domain. This arrangement is ours, and you're welcome to download, print and play it for your own practice.
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