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Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka Chords

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ChordsD, B, Em, A, Fm, G, E, A#, D#, D#m, G#, C, F, Cm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

DBEmADA
DMeleKalikimakaisthethingtosay,onabrightFmHawaiianEmChristmasADay.
That’stheislandgreetingthatweEmsend,toAyou,fromthelandwherepalmDtreessway.
DHereweknowthatChristmas,Gwillbegreenandbright.
TheBsuntoshinebydayandEallthestarsatAnight.
DMeleKalikimakaisHawaii’sBway,toEmsayAMerryChristmasDtoyou.A#
D#MeleKalikimakaisthethingtosay,onaD#brightD#mHawaiianChristmasA#Day.
A#That’stheislandgreetingthatwesendtoyou,fromthelandwherepalmtreesD#sway.
D#HereweknowthatChristmaswillbeG#greenandbright.
TheCsuntoshinebydayandalltheFstarsatA#night.
D#MeleKalikimakaisHawaii’sCway,toFsayMerryA#ChristmastoD#you.A#
D#A#A#D#
D#HereweknowthatChristmaswillbeG#greenandbright.
TheCmsuntoshinebydayandallthe,FstarsatA#night.
D#MeleKalikimakaisHawaii’sCway,toFsayMerryA#ChristmastoD#you.
D#A#
MeleKalikimakaistheD#thingtosay,onabrightFHawaiianChristmasA#Day.
That’stheislandgreetingthatweFmsendtoA#you,fromthelandwherepalmtreesD#sway.
D#HereweknowthatChristmaswillG#begreenandbright.
TheCsuntoshinebydayandalltheFstarsatA#night.
D#MeleKalikimakaisHawaii’sCway,toFsayMerryA#Christmas,aFverymerryA#Christmas.
AFveryveryMerryMerryA#ChristmastoD#you.A#D#
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ArtistBing Crosby
AlbumMerry Christmas
GenresChristmas, Hawaii
Year1945
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Mele Kalikimaka on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka on guitar requires 14 chords and 23 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.

Mele Kalikimaka uses these transitions most often: A# → D# (13), F → A# (9), and A → D (5). 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 - B chord transition.

1. D → B chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

To move from D to B:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

D to B

2. B → Em chord transition

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

To move from B to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

B to Em

3. 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

Here's how 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 chorus, played 4 times.

Em to A

4. A → D chord transition

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

Here's how to move from A 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

A to D

5. D → Fm chord transition

To move from D to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

6. Fm → Em chord transition

Switching from Fm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

7. D → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

8. G → B chord transition

To move from G to B:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

9. B → E chord transition

Switching from B to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

10. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

11. D → A# chord transition

Here's how to move from D to A#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

12. A# → D# chord transition

To move from A# to D#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

13. D# → D#m chord transition

Here's how to move from D# to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

14. D#m → A# chord transition

Here's how to move from D#m to A#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

15. D# → G# chord transition

To move from D# to G#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

16. G# → C chord transition

Switching from G# to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

18. F → A# chord transition

Switching from F to A#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

19. D# → C chord transition

Switching from D# to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

20. G# → Cm chord transition

Switching from G# to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

21. Cm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

22. D# → F chord transition

Switching from D# to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

23. A# → Fm chord transition

Switching from A# to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

Mele Kalikimaka chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Mele Kalikimaka.

  • Mele Kalikimaka includes 70 chord transitions, 23 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Mele Kalikimaka contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Mele Kalikimaka 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 F (24%), C (16%), and D# (11%).
    • A# → F: 24%
    • A# → D#: 11%
    After D#, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A# (15%), G# (15%), and D (10%).
    • D# → A#: 15%
    • D# → G#: 15%
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