Angels We Have Heard on High chords

Gloria... in Excelsis Deo

  • Music & Lyrics: Traditional
  • Performance: Soundiva Classical Choir
  • Music: F Major in 4/4 time at ~120 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: F, Gm, Am, Bb, C, C7, Dm
  • Please Note: The performance is by a choir with no musical backing... still very easy to play along with.
  • Beginners - the easiest key is C Major. If playing with the video, you will need a Capo on the 5th fret.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
F Major F Major Gm Am Bb Bb C7 Dm
F Major F Major Gm Am Bb Bb C7 Dm

Angels We Have Heard on High

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key

   F       Am      C        F
1. An-gels we have heard on high
   F        Am       C7       F
   Sweet-ly sing-ing o'er the plains
   F       Am         C     F
   And the moun-tains in re-ply
   F         Am        C7      F
   E - cho - ing their joy-ous strains

        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a 
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C 
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - o
        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
        Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a      
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C   F
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - e - o

   F          Am       C    F
2. She-pherds why this ju-bi-lee?
   F        Am      C7          F
   Why your joy-ous strains pro-long?
   F        Am        C        F
   What the glad-some ti-dings be
   F        Am         C7         F
   Which in-spire your hea-ven-ly song?


        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a 
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C 
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - o
        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
        Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a      
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C   F
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - e - o

   F       Am      C       F
3. Come to Beth-le-hem and see
   F         Am        C7      F
   Him Whose birth the an-gels sing;
   F       Am      C       F
   Come, a-dore on ben-ded knee
   F          Am        C7       F
   Christ the Lord, the new-born King


        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a 
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C 
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - o
        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
        Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a      
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C   F
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - e - o
        
   F       Am   C       F
4. See Him in a man-ger laid
   F        Am        C7      F
   Whom the choirs of an-gels praise;
   F      Am       C         F
   Ma-ry, Jo-seph, lend your aid
   F         Am        C7      F
   While our hearts in love we raise   
   
   
        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a 
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C 
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - o
        F     Dm              Gm     C7      F      Bb      C
        Glo - o - o - o - o - o...   O-o-o-o-o...   O-o-o-o-o-ri-a      
        F  C    F     Gm   F    C   F
        In Ex - cel - sis  De - e - o...



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