We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Traditional · G C A7 D B7 Em Am D7 · No capo

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Let it ring
144BPMSong tempo

We Wish You a Merry Christmas chords

We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a traditional song. It uses 8 chords: G, C, A7, D, B7, Em, Am, D7. No capo needed. The song tempo is 144 BPM, three beats to the bar.

Strum pattern

Down, down up, down up.

B7 is the stretch. Slow the verse down until the A7 to D and B7 to Em changes are clean.

How it goes

  1. VerseGCA7DB7Em GAm D7G
  2. ChorusGDGDGGAm D7G
  3. VerseGCA7DB7Em GAm D7G
  4. ChorusGDGDGGAm D7G
  5. VerseGCA7DB7Em GAm D7G
  6. ChorusGDGDGGAm D7G
  7. 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.