Silent Night Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Silent Night by Third Day is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, D and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A
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16
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Silent Night by Third Day 

         A                          E            A 
verse 1: Silent night, holy night  all is calm, all is bright 
D                  A                D               A  
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child  Holy Infant, so tender and mild 
E                 A  F#m     
Sleep in heavenly peace 
A        E         A   
Sleep in heavenly peace 

           A                         E              A 
verse 2: Silent night, holy night  Shepherds quake at the sight 
D                    A            D                   A 
Glories stream from Heaven afar  Heavenly hosts sing 'Alleluia' 
E                     A  F#m 
Christ, the Savior is born 
A            E         A   
Christ, the Savior is born 

(Instrumental) 

E                     A  F#m 
Christ, the Savior is born 
A            E         A 
Christ, the Savior is born 

            A                         E            A  
End Verse: Silent night, holy night  All is calm, all is bright 
D                  A                D                A 
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child  Holy Infant, so tender and mild 
E                  A  F#m 
Sleep in heavenly peace 
A          E        A 
Sleep in heavenly peace 
    	

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