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Dean Martin - Let It Snow Chords

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ChordsD, A, A7, Em, E7, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

Oh,theDweatherAoutsideisDfrightful,
ButtheAfireissoA7delightful,
AndEmsincewe’venoplacetogo,
LetitAsnow,letitA7snow,letitDsnow.
Oh,itDdoesn’tshowAsignsofDstopping,
AndI’veAbroughtsomecornforA7popping,
TheEmlightsareturnedwaydownlow,
LetitAsnow,letitA7snow,letitDsnow.
WhenweAfinallykissgoodnight,
HowIE7hategoingoutintheAstorm.
Butifyoureallyholdmetight,
D7AllthewayE7homeI’llbeAwarm.A7
Oh,theDfireisAslowlyDdying,
AndmyAdearwe’restillA7goodbyeing,
ButasEmlongasyoulovemeso,
LetitAsnow,letitA7snow,letitDsnow.
WhenweAfinallykissgoodnight,
HowIE7hategoingoutintheAstorm.
Butifyoureallyholdmetight,
D7AllthewayE7homeI’llbeAwarm.A7
Oh,theDfireisAslowlyDdying,
AndmyAdearwe’restill A7goodbyeing,
ButasEmlongasyoulovemeso,
LetitAsnow,letitA7snow,letitDsnow.
LetitAsnow,letitA7snow,andDsnow.
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ArtistDean Martin
AlbumA Winter Romance
GenresChristmas
Year1959
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Let It Snow on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Dean Martin - Let It Snow on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 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.

Let It Snow uses these transitions most often: A → A7 (11), D → A (11), and A7 → D (7). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

D to A

2. A → A7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

A to A7

3. A7 → Em chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from A7 to Em:

  1. While playing A7, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

A7 to Em

4. Em → A chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from Em to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Em to A

5. A7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

6. A → E7 chord transition

To move from A to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

7. A → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A to D7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

8. D7 → E7 chord transition

To move from D7 to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Let It Snow chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Let It Snow.

  • Let It Snow includes 51 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Let It Snow contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Let It Snow connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → E7: 4%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
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