Jingle Bells Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays602

Jingle Bells by Christmas is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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Intro: G C D7

 G    
Dashing through the snow,    
In a one horse open    
C    
Sleigh    
O're the fields we    
D7   
Go laughing all the    
G    
Way. bells on bobtail ring,    
Making spirits    
C    
Bright. what fun it is to    
D7    
Ride and sing a sleighing song to    
G    
Night!    
       
oh!    
G    
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way    
C    
Oh what fun it    
G    
Is to ride in a    
A    
One horse open    
D7    
Sleigh!    
G    
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way    
C    
Oh what fun it    
G    
Is to ride in a    
D7    
One horse open    
G    
Sleigh!  
    
G    
A day or two ago    
I thought I'd take a    
C    
Ride and soon miss fannie    
D7    
Bright was seated by my    
G    
Side. the horse was lean and lank,    
Misfortune seemed his    
C    
Lot, he got into a    
D7    
Drifted bank and we, we got    
G    
Upsot!   
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante