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Christmas Carol - I’ll Be Home For Christmas Chords

Chord reference G, Em, Am, D, E7, A7, Am, C, Cm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]I’ll be [Em]home for [Am]Christmas [D] [D] [Am] [D] [Em]You can [E7]count on [Am]me [D] [D] [Am] [D] [Am]Please have [D]snow and [G]mistletoe [Em] And [A7]presents [Em]under the [Am]tree [D] [D] [Am] [D]

[G]Christmas [Em]Eve will [Am]find me [D] [D] [Am] [D] [Em]Where the [E7]love light [Am]gleams [C]I’ll be [Cm]home for [G]Christmas [E7] If [Am]only [D]in [Am]my [G]dreams

Artist Christmas Carol
Album I'll Be Home For Christmas
Genres Christmas
Year 1943
Key G

How to Play I'll Be Home For Christmas on Guitar?

Christmas Carol - I'll Be Home For Christmas can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Am, D, E7, A7, C, Cm chords.

  • 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • 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 Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.

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

You can play I'll Be Home For Christmas with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.