Mele Kalikimaka Chords

KeyEb Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Mele Kalikimaka by Jimmy Buffett is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C/G, C, C/B, A7, Dm, G, C7, F, E/F, G7, E, Bsus4/E, B11 and G/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Eb
Text
16
Speed
  			 
 

Intro: C/G C/G C C/B A7 Dm G C  G 

verse 1 
C 
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say 
                               G 
on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day. 

That's the island greeting that we send to you 
                               C 
From the land where palm trees sway. 

verse 2 
                      C7              F              E/F 
Here we know that Christmas will be  green and bright 
    A7                                Dm       G7 
the sun will shine by day and all the stars by night 
C                C/G   A7 
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way 
 Dm         G7              C    G 
to say "Merry Christmas" to you. 

G 
Take it Girl Change Key to E 

 
 

Instrumental 
G 

verse 1 
C 
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say 
                               G 
on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day. 

That's the island greeting that we send to you 
                               C 
From the land where palm trees sway. 

Jimmy back singing 

verse 2 
                      C7              F              E/F 
Here we know that Christmas will be  green and bright 
    A7                                Dm       G7 
the sun will shine by day and all the stars by night 
C                C/G   A7 
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way 
 Dm         G7              C    G 
to say "Merry Christmas" to you. 

SOLO 
C      
G      
C      

                     C7              F              E/F 
Here we know that Christmas will be  green and bright 
    A7                                Dm       G7 
the sun will shine by day and all the stars at night 
C                C/G   A7 
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way 
 Dm         G7              C    G 
to say "Merry Christmas" to you. 

Instrumental 
Bsus4/E  
B11 
G G G G 

                        C 
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say 
                               G 
on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day. 

That's the island greeting that we send to you 
                               C 
From the land where palm trees sway. 

                      C7              F              E/F 
Here we know that Christmas will be  green and bright 
    A7                                Dm       G7 
the sun will shine by day and all the, stars at night 
C                C/G   A7 
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way 
 Dm         G7 
to say "Merry Christmas" 
 Dm         G7 
Merry Merry Christmas 
 Dm         G7                  C   G/C G/C 

Merry Merry Merry Christmas to you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante