Jingle Bells chords & tab
James Lord Pierpont · 1857
Transpose
Capo
Tempo
Chorus
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
Guitar Tab
Key of C, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Melody, first four bars (key of C): e|-0----0---0------|0----0---0------|0----3-----------|0----| B|-----------------|----------------|---------1---3---|-----| G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----| D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----| A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----| E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----| Jin- gle bells, jin- gle bells, jin- gle all the way.
About this song
Published by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 as 'The One Horse Open Sleigh'. This is the first half of the famous chorus: lots of repeated notes, so count through the long ones.
How to play it: Bright, bouncy 4/4. Keep the strums light and even; the sleigh-bell feel comes from steady eighths.
Lead: C major (C D E F G A B). Three Es, three Es, then E G C D E: the whole hook uses five notes.
Chord Diagrams
No capoC
Chord Info
- Notes
- C – E – G
- Intervals
- 1 – 3 – 5
- Fingers
- 123
- Difficulty
- Easy
Strumming Pattern
- ↓1
- ·&
- ↓2
- ↑&
- ·3
- ↑&
- ↓4
- ↑&
Bright, bouncy 4/4. Keep the strums light and even; the sleigh-bell feel comes from steady eighths.
Play with Beats
Fretboard View
C as you fret it in open position.