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Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Chords

Chord reference C, Am, D7, G, Em, B7, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [Am] [D7] [G] [G]Have your[Em]self a [Am]merry little [D7]Christmas [G]Let your [Em]heart be [Am]light, [D7] [G]From now [Em]on your [Am]Troubles will be [D7]out of [E7]sight. [A7][D7]

[G]Have your[Em]self a [Am]merry little [D7]Christmas [G]Make the [Em]yuletide [Am]gay, [D7] [G]From now [Em]on your [Am]Troubles will be [B7]miles [Em]away [G]

[Em]Once again as in [D]olden days Happy [Am]golden days [D7]of [G]yore. [Em]Faithful friends who are [Bm]dear to us Shall be [D]near to us once [Am]more [D7]

[G]Someday [Em]soon we [Am]all will be [D]together, [G]If the [Em]fates [Am]allow, [D7] [G]Until [Em]then we’ll [Am]have to muddle [D7]through [Em]somehow. So [C]have yourself a [Am]merry little [D7]Christmas [G]now.

Artist Frank Sinatra
Album Single
Genres Christmas
Year 1957
Key G

How to Play Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas on Guitar?

Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas can be played in the key of G using the C, Am, D7, G, Em, B7, D chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.