Category: Holiday Songs

White Christmas – Solo Chord Melody
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In this lesson we will be learning a chord melody version of White Christmas. The arrangement is played fingerstyle in the key of A. Due to the more complicated chord fingerings used it is rated for intermediate players.

Oh Christmas Tree (Oh Tennenbaum) Chord Melody
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In this lesson we will be learning a solo chord melody version of Oh Christmas Tree. This lesson is not for beginners as the chords used are a little more advanced. We will be playing a fingerstyle version in the Key of E. Once you get it down, sounds great!

All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
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In this lesson we will be learning the Mariah Carey Christmas tune All I Want For Christmas is You. From a strumming perspective the song is fairly easy, but there are a lot of chords.

Deck The Halls
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In this lesson we will be learning this Christmas classic in the key of D. Chords needed are D, A, E, and G.

To learn more about Roman Numeral or Nashville system watch this lesson:
Roman Numeral Nashville system

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (solo) by Brenda Lee
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In this lesson we will be learning all the lead guitar parts and converting the sax solo to guitar.

Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
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Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree is a classic Christmas tune played in the key of Ab.  This key requires the use of all barre chords.  The song has a jazzy, rockabilly feel requiring some appropriate chords such as 6 and 9 chords.

Mary Did You Know
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Mary Did You Know is played with an arpeggiated fingerstyle. Chords needed are Dsus2, Am7, B7, G, C, and Em7

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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In this lesson we will learn a simple Christmas tune using all open chords.

Feliz Navidad
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In this lesson we will learn a simple 4 chord Christmas tune. This tune uses mostly open chords and a Bm barre chord

Jingle Bell Rock
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In this lesson we will learn the classic Christmas tune Jingle Bell Rock.

Silent Night
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In this lesson learn how to play a simple chord melody version on Silent Night

Greensleeves
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This is a great classical style piece to learn as a beginner in the fingerstyle / classical genre.

Blue Christmas by Elvis
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Blue Christmas is in the key of E and requires the following chords, E, A7, B7, F#7, and A#dim7. The lesson covers a simple strumming version and a version that combines both the acoustic and electric parts.

O Holy Night
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Learn the chord progression to O Holy Night. The song is played in 6/8 time and lends itself to fingerstyle arpeggio chords.

What Child Is This
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In this lesson we will be learning this Christmas classic. The lesson includes learning the chords for sing along and/or playing the melody