Jingle Bells guitar tab
The chorus as a single-note melody, with the chords written above for anyone strumming along. Adds dotted rhythms and eighth notes.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 108
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 and 2 are the same: two quarter notes and a half note, all on the open first string.
- In bars 3 and 11 the C is a dotted quarter. Hold it for a beat and a half, then play the D quickly, just before the next bar. Bars 5 and 13 have the same rhythm on F.
- To strum along instead, play the chords above the staff, C, F, D7 and G7, one strum per beat.
About the song
Written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857 as “The One Horse Open Sleigh”.
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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