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Christmas Carol - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Chords

Chord reference C, Am, Em, G7, Dm, Cm, D, F, G, E7, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]I saw Mommy [Am]kissing [Em]Santa Claus [Am]under[C]neath the [Am]mistletoe [C]last [G7]night. She [Dm]didn’t see me [G7]creep down the stairs to [Cm]have a peep She [D]thought that I was [D]tucked, up in my [G]bedroom [D]fast [G]asleep.

Then, [C]I saw Mommy [Am]tickle [Em]Santa Claus, [Cm]underneath his beard so snowy [F]white; Oh, what a [F]laugh it would have [G7]been, if [C]Daddy [E7]had only [A7]seen [D]Mommy [C]kissing [Am]Santa [F]Claus [G7]last [C]night.

Artist Christmas Carol
Album I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Genres Christmas
Year 1952
Key C

How to Play I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus on Guitar?

Christmas Carol - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Em, G7, Dm, Cm, D, F, G, E7, A7 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • 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.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

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

You can play I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.