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Christmas Carol - Silver Bells Chords

Chord reference C, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

City [C]sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in [F]Holiday style In the [G]air there’s a feeling of [C]Christmas, children [C]laughing, people passing Meeting [F]smile after smile, and on [G]every street corner you [C]hear [C]Silver bells, [F]silver bells, [G]it’s Christmas-time in the [C]city [C]Ring-a-ling, [F]hear them ring, [G]soon it will be Christmas [C]Day

Strings of [C]street lights, even stop lights, blink a [F]bright red and green As the [G]shoppers run home with their [C]treasures, hear the [C]snow crunch, see the kids bunch This is [F]Santa’s big scene, and [G]above all the bustle you [C]hear… [C]Silver bells, [F]silver bells, [G]it’s Christmas-time in the [C]city [C]Ring-a-ling, [F]hear them ring, [G]soon it will be Christmas [C]day

Artist Christmas Carol
Album Silver Bells
Genres Christmas
Year 1950
Key C

How to Play Silver Bells on Guitar?

Christmas Carol - Silver Bells can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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.

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

You can play Silver Bells with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.