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Christmas Carol - Angels We Have Heard On High Chords

Chord reference D, A7, B7, Em, G, A
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[D]Angels we have [A7]heard on [D]high, [D]sweetly singing [A7]over the [D]plains [D]And the mountains [A7]in [D]reply, [D]echoing their [A7]joyous [D]strains [D]Gloria [B7] [Em] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]Deo [A] [D]Gloria [B7] [Em] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]Deo [A] [D]

[D]Shepherds, why [A7]this jubi[D]lee? [D]Why your joyous [A7]strains pro[D]long? [D]What the gladsome [A7]tidings [D]be, [D]which inspire your [A7]heavenly [D]song? [D]Gloria [B7] [Em] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]Deo [A] [D]Gloria [B7] [Em] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]Deo [A] [D]

[D]Come to Bethle[A7]hem and [D]see, [D]him whose birth the [A7]angels [D]sing [D]Come, adore on [A7]bended [D]knee, [D]Christ the Lord, the [A7]newborn [D]King [D]Gloria [B7] [Em] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]Deo [A] [D]Gloria [B7] [Em] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]Deo [A] [D]

Artist Christmas Carol
Album Angels We Have Heard On High
Genres Christmas
Year 1855
Key D

How to Play Angels We Have Heard On High on Guitar?

Christmas Carol - Angels We Have Heard On High can be played in the key of D using the D, A7, B7, Em, G, A chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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