Silent Night

Franz Gruber · G D7 C · No capo

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Let it ring
56BPMSong tempo

Silent Night chords

Silent Night by Franz Gruber uses 3 chords: G, D7, C. No capo needed. The song is in 6/8 at 56 BPM: six eighth notes to the bar, felt as two slow beats.

Strum pattern

Down down up, down down up.

In 6/8: count six to the bar and feel two slow beats, on 1 and 4.

How it goes

  1. VerseGGD7GCGCGD7GD7G
  2. VerseGGD7GCGCGD7GD7G
  3. VerseGGD7GCGCGD7GD7G
  4. EndG, let it ring

Practice the hard parts

Drill a change or the strum on its own, then come back to the song.

More songs with these chords

This is our own simplified chart for practice: chords, strum pattern and song parts. It has no lyrics, melody or recording. If you hold rights to this song and want it changed or removed, contact us. Guitar sound: MusyngKite soundfont by Benjamin Gleitzman, CC BY-SA 3.0.