Cyberfret Christmas Guitar Songbook PDF

Christmas Songs For Guitar
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Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! Yep there is one New Years song in this book, and you can guess
what that is.
Before you dive in and start jammin' on some Christmas tunes, there are a couple of things I want to point
out.
First I have multiple versions of the same song in this book. And here's why. Often Christmas carols have a
lot of chord changes. A lot of what are called "passing chords". Easy to play on piano, but sometimes they
can be a little more difficult on the guitar.
So I have including a version with these "passing chords", then a version with some simplified chords. This
version is a little more guitar friendly. If you don't see a simplified version, then that mean the original didn't
have a lot of fast chord changes. So simplifying the chords more does not work very well.
There is also a version of the song that has the tablature for the melody. So you can play the melody if you
want to. But you may also want to be able to pick out the melody to help your voice sing the right notes. So
it's there if your voice needs some guidance as well.
Many of the songs are also in multiple keys. So if you find one version is too high or too low for your voice,
give one of the other keys a try. You can also use a capo to put the songs in other keys as well.
I did also put these songs in some more guitar friendly keys. Often you will find Christmas songs written in
keys that have some less guitar friendly chords in them.. While there are some less finger friendly chords
required for some of the songs, I have tried to make that the exception.
The songs in this book are in lead sheet form. That means that there is just the melody with the basic chords.
In the beginning of the book I gives you a few basic strum patterns that you can use depending on the time
signature. You can use those as a starting point, but often you will have to modify the strums for different
parts of the song. Especially for faster moving chord changes.
If you are going to play and sing these songs, you are going to want to add an into. You need to establish the
key for everyone who is singing, and give them an idea of how fast you are going to play the song. You
can't just jump in at the first measure and hit the ground running. An easy intro for a song in a lead sheet
format is to play the chords for either the last 2 or last 4 measures of the song.
Have Fun! And don't eat too much

--Shawn Bradshaw (Cyberfret.com Founder)
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Table of Contents
Strum & Accompaniment Patterns............................................................7
Angels We Have Heard On High - Key of G...................................................8
Angels We Have Heard On High - Key of G - Tablature.......................................9
Angels We Have Heard On High - Key of G - Simplified Chords...............................10
Angels We Have Heard On High - Key of D...................................................11
Angels We Have Heard On High - Key of D - Tablature.......................................12
Angels We Have Heard On High - Key of D - Simplified Chords...............................13
Auld Lang Syne - Key of G.................................................................14
Auld Lang Syne - Key of G - Tablature.....................................................15
Auld Lang Syne - Key of G - Simplified Chords.............................................16
Away in a Manger - Key of G...............................................................17
Away in a Manger - Key of G - Tablature...................................................18
Away in a Manger - Key of A...............................................................19
Away in a Manger - Key of A - Tablature...................................................20
Away in a Manger - Key of E...............................................................21
Away in a Manger - Key of E - Tablature..................................................22
Deck the Halls - Key of G.................................................................23
Deck the Halls - Key of G - Tablature.....................................................24
Deck the Halls - Key of G - Simplified Chords.............................................25
Deck the Halls - Key of D.................................................................26
Deck the Halls - Key of D - Tablature.....................................................27
Deck the Halls - Key of D - Simplified Chords.............................................28
The First Noel - Key of D.................................................................29
The First Noel - Key of D - Tablature.....................................................30
The First Noel - Key of D - Simplified Chords.............................................31
The First Noel - Key of G.................................................................32
The First Noel - Key of G - Tablature.....................................................33
The First Noel - Key of G - Simplified Chords.............................................34
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Key of Em...................................................35
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Key of Em - Tablature.......................................36
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Key of Em - Simplified Chords...............................37
Good King Wenceslas - Key of G............................................................38
Good King Wenceslas - Key of G - Tablature................................................39
Good King Wenceslas - Key of G - Simplified Chords........................................40
Good King Wenceslas - Key of C............................................................41
Good King Wenceslas - Key of C - Tablature................................................42
Good King Wenceslas - Key of C - Simplified Chords........................................43
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Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Key of G....................................................44

Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Key of G - Tablature........................................45
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Key of G - Simplified Chords................................46
Here We Come A-Wassailing - Key of G .....................................................47
Here We Come A-Wassailing - Key of G - Tablature .........................................48
Here We Come A-Wassailing - Key of D .....................................................49
Here We Come A-Wassailing - Key of D - Tablature .........................................50
I Saw Three Ships - Key of C .............................................................51
I Saw Three Ships - Key of C - Tablature .................................................52
I Saw Three Ships - Key of G .............................................................53
I Saw Three Ships - Key of G - Tablature .................................................54
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Key of G..................................................55
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Key of G - Tablature......................................57
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Key of G - Simplified Chords..............................59
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Key of C..................................................61
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Key of C - Tablature......................................63
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Key of C - Simplified Chords..............................65
Jingle Bells - Key of G...................................................................67
Jingle Bells - Key of G - Tablature.......................................................68
Jingle Bells - Key of A...................................................................69
Jingle Bells - Key of A - Tablature.......................................................70
Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Key of G.........................................................71
Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Key of G - Tablature.............................................72
Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Key of C.........................................................73
Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Key of C - Tablature.............................................74
O Christmas Tree - Key of G...............................................................75
O Christmas Tree - Key of G - Tablature...................................................76
O Christmas Tree - Key of G - Simplified Chords...........................................77
O Christmas Tree - Key of D...............................................................78
O Christmas Tree - Key of D - Tablature...................................................79
O Christmas Tree - Key of D - Simplified Chords...........................................80
O Come All Ye Faithful - Key of G.........................................................81
O Come All Ye Faithful - Key of G - Tablature.............................................82
O Come All Ye Faithful - Key of G - Simplified Chords.....................................83
O Come All Ye Faithful - Key of C.........................................................84
O Come All Ye Faithful - Key of C- Tablature..............................................85
O Come All Ye Faithful - Key of C - Simplified Chords.....................................86
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Key of C.....................................................87
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Key of C- Tablature..........................................88
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Key of G.....................................................89
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Key of G- Tablature..........................................90
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Silent Night - Key of D...................................................................91

Silent Night - Key of D - Tablature.......................................................92
Silent Night - Key of A...................................................................93
Silent Night - Key of A - Tablature.......................................................94
Up On the Housetop - Key of D.............................................................95
Up On the Housetop - Key of D - Tablature.................................................96
Up On the Housetop - Key of G.............................................................97
Up On the Housetop - Key of G - Tablature.................................................98
We Three Kings of Orient Are - Key of Am..................................................99
We Three Kings of Orient Are - Key of Am - Tablature......................................100
We Three Kings of Orient Are - Key of Em..................................................101
We Three Kings of Orient Are - Key of Em - Tablature......................................102
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Key of G..................................................103
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Key of G - Tablature......................................104
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Key of C..................................................105
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Key of C - Tablature......................................106
What Child is This? - Key of Am...........................................................107
What Child is This? - Key of Am - Tablature...............................................108
What Child is This? - Key of Em...........................................................110
What Child is This? - Key of Em - Tablature...............................................111
Mini Chord Dictionary.....................................................................113
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Strum & Accompaniment Patterns

Here are a few basic strum and accompaniment patterns that you can use throughout this book. Often in
Christmas songs you will find faster moving passing chords. So you can't just easily plug in a strum that fits
all the time. But these will at least give you a starting point.
4/4 Patterns 3/4 Patterns
6/8 Patterns
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Angels We Have Heard On High

Key of G
8

Key of G - Tablature
9

Key of G - Simplified Chords
10

Key of D
11

Key of D - Tablature
12

Key of D - Simplified Chords
13
Auld Lang Syne

Key of G
14
Auld Lang Syne

Key of G Tablature
15
Auld Lang Syne

16
Away in a Manger
Key of G
17
Away in a Manger
18
Away in a Manger
Key of A
19
Away in a Manger
Key of A - Tablature
20
Away in a Manger
Key of E
21
Away in a Manger
Key of E - Tablature
22
Deck the Halls

Key of G
23
Deck the Halls

24
Deck the Halls

25
Deck the Halls

Key of D
26
Deck the Halls

27
Deck the Halls

28
The First Noel

Key of D
29
The First Noel

30
The First Noel

31
The First Noel

Key of G
32
The First Noel

33
The First Noel

34
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Key of Em
35

Key of Em - Tablature
36

Key of Em - Simplified Chords
37
Good King Wenceslas

Key of G
38
Good King Wenceslas

39
Good King Wenceslas

40
Good King Wenceslas

Key of C
41
Good King Wenceslas

Key of C - Tablature
42
Good King Wenceslas

Key of C - Simplified Chords
43
Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Key of G
44

45

46
Here We Come A-Wassailing

Key of G
47

48

Key of D
49

50
I Saw Three Ships

Key of C
Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,

On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
On Christmas Day in the morning?
O they sailed into Bethlehem,

On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,

And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,

And all the souls on earth shall sing,

Then let us all rejoice again,

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I Saw Three Ships

52
I Saw Three Ships

Key of G

On Christmas Day in the morning?





53
I Saw Three Ships

54
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Key of G
55

Key of G (pg 2)
56

57

Key of G - Tablature (pg2)
58

59

Key of G - Simplified Chords (pg 2)
60

Key of C
61

Key of C (pg 2)
62

63

Key of C - Tablature (pg 2)
64

65

Key of C - Simplified Chords (pg 2)
66
Jingle Bells
Key of G
Extra Lyrics
A day or two ago A day or two ago, Now the ground is white
I thought I'd take a ride The story I must tell Go it while you're young,
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright I went out on the snow, Take the girls tonight
Was seated by my side, And on my back I fell; and sing this sleighing song;
The horse was lean and lank A gent was riding by Just get a bobtailed bay
Misfortune seemed his lot In a one-horse open sleigh, Two forty as his speed
He got into a drifted bank He laughed as there I sprawling lie, Hitch him to an open sleigh
And then we got upsot. But quickly drove away. And crack! you'll take the lead.
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Jingle Bells
68
Jingle Bells
Key of A
69
Jingle Bells
70
Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Key of G
71

72

Key of C
73

74
O Christmas Tree
Key of G
75
O Christmas Tree
76
O Christmas Tree
77
O Christmas Tree
Key of D
78
O Christmas Tree
79
O Christmas Tree
80
O Come All Ye Faithful

Key of G
81

82

83

Key of C
84

Key of C- Tablature
85

86
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem

Key of C
87

88

Key of G
89

90
Silent Night
Key of D
91
Silent Night
92
Silent Night
Key of A
93
Silent Night
94
Up On the Housetop
Key of D
95
Up On the Housetop
96
Up On the Housetop
Key of G
97
Up On the Housetop
98
We Three Kings of Orient Are

Key of Am
99

Key of Am - Tablature
100

Key of Em
101

Key of Em - Tablature
102
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Key of G
103

104

Key of C
105

106
What Child is This?

Key of Am
107
What Child is This?

Key of Am - Tablature (pg. 1)
108
What Child is This?

Key of Am - Tablature (pg. 2)
109
What Child is This?

Key of Em
110
What Child is This?

Key of Em - Tablature (pg. 1)
111
What Child is This?

Key of Em - Tablature (pg. 2)
112
Mini Chord Dictionary

Major Chords
Minor Chords
Dominant 7th Chords
113
Diminished 7th Chords
Augmented Chords
Minor 6 Chords
114
Systematically builds your vocabulary of essential Guitar Chords and gives you
the secrets of Strumming Like a Pro with a detailed system for Mastering Rhythms.
Rhythm Guitar Mastery

24 hours of comprehensive rhythm guitar video guitar lessons covering chords,
strumming and rhythm.
A 236 pg and 180 pg manual with full text

explanations, tablature, notation and diagrams.
394 High Quality Jam Tracks
A 116 page Chord Dictionary with 1640 chords

in Standard, Drop D, Double Drop D, Open D, and
Open G tunings
Instant Download or full physical 20 DVD version.
For more info and to grab your copy today, go to...

http://www.cyberfret.com/rhythm-guitar-mastery/
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Christmas Songs For Guitar

Have Fun! And don't eat too much

Rhythm Guitar Mastery

A 236 pg and 180 pg manual with full text

394 High Quality Jam Tracks

A 116 page Chord Dictionary with 1640 chords

Instant Download or full physical 20 DVD version.

For more info and to grab your copy today, go to...

Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Key of G....................................................44

Silent Night - Key of D...................................................................91

Strum & Accompaniment Patterns

4/4 Patterns 3/4 Patterns

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels We Have Heard On High

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

The First Noel

The First Noel

The First Noel

The First Noel

The First Noel

The First Noel

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Here We Come A-Wassailing

Here We Come A-Wassailing

Here We Come A-Wassailing

Here We Come A-Wassailing

I Saw Three Ships

Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,

O they sailed into Bethlehem,

And all the bells on earth shall ring,

And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,

And all the souls on earth shall sing,

Then let us all rejoice again,

I Saw Three Ships

I Saw Three Ships

Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,