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Michael O’Brien - Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas Chords

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ChordsG, Em, Bm, D7, Am, B7, E7, G7, C7, A, Gmaj7, D, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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GChristmasfutureisEmfarBmaway,
GChristmaspastisD7past.
GChristmasBmpresentisheretoD7day
BmbringingjoyAmthatwillBmlast.
GHave EmyourselfaAmblessedlittleD7Christmas,
GChristtheEmKingisAmborn.D7
GLetyourEmvoicesAmring
UponthisD7happyB7morn.E7AmD7
GHave EmyourselfaAmblessedlittleD7Christmas,
GSerenadeEmtheAmearth.D7
GTelltheEmworldweAmcelebrate
TheB7Savior’sEmbirth.
C7LetusgatherandBmsingtoHim,A
AndtoAmbringtoHimD7ourGmaj7praise.
EmSonofGodBmandafriendtoall
TotheDendofallAmourD7days.
GLetusall EmproclaimtheAmjoyous D7tidings,
GVoicesEmraisedonAmhigh.D7
GSendthisEmcarolAmsoaringup
D7intotheEmsky.G7
ThisCverymerry,AmblessedChristmasD7lullaby
GSinghosannas,Emhymns&Amhallelujahs,D7
GAstoEmHimweAmbow,D7
GMaketheEmmusicAmmightyastheD7heav’ns EmallowG7
AndEmhaveyourselfaAmblessedlittleD7Christmas
Gnow.AmD7G
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ArtistMichael O'Brien
AlbumChrist`Mas
GenresChristmas
Year2012
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Michael O'Brien - Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas on guitar requires 13 chords and 26 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas uses these transitions most often: Am → D7 (17), D7 → G (14), and Em → Am (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

G to Em

2. Em → Bm chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

Switching from Em to Bm:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Em to Bm

3. Bm → G chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Bm to G:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Bm to G

4. G → D7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

Switching from G to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

G to D7

5. Bm → D7 chord transition

To move from Bm to D7:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

6. Bm → Am chord transition

To move from Bm to Am:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

8. Am → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

9. D7 → B7 chord transition

To move from D7 to B7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. B7 → E7 chord transition

Switching from B7 to E7:

  1. While playing B7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. Am → B7 chord transition

To move from Am to B7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. B7 → Em chord transition

Switching from B7 to Em:

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

14. Em → G7 chord transition

To move from Em to G7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 1.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

15. G7 → C7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to C7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. C7 → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Bm → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to A:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. A → Am chord transition

Switching from A to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

19. D7 → Gmaj7 chord transition

Switching from D7 to Gmaj7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

20. Gmaj7 → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Gmaj7 to Em:

  1. While playing Gmaj7, lift your index finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. Bm → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to D:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. D → Am chord transition

Switching from D to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

23. D7 → Em chord transition

To move from D7 to Em:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

24. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

25. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

26. G → Am chord transition

Switching from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas.

  • Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas includes 89 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → Em: 1%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → D7: 2%
    • Am → Bm: 1%
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