God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen guitar tab
The carol in E minor: the verse, which repeats, and the “tidings of comfort and joy” refrain, all in quarter notes.
- Level
- Easy melody
- Key
- E minor
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 108
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional English · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bar 1 is an introduction: the open low E, then the pickup “God” on the second fret of the fourth string.
- Bars 2 to 4 are the verse line: E up to B on the open second string, then down the scale to D and back up to A. It repeats as bars 6 to 8.
- The refrain begins in bar 10 with C A B C on the second and third strings, and bar 16 has the song's only eighth notes, G F♯ E.
About the song
An English carol sung since the 1500s and printed in its present form in 1760. The comma belongs after “merry”: it means “God keep you merry”.
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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