Blue Christmas chords
by Elvis PresleySong Key: E Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 94 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner π’
Chords: E, E7, F#7, A, B7
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Elvis Presley, Martina McBride - Blue Christmas
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Blue Christmas
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E B7
1. I'll have a blue Christ-mas with-out you
E
I'll be so blue just think-ing a-bout you
E7 A
De-co-ra-tions of red on our green Christ-mas tree
F#7 B7
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
E B7
2. And when those blue snow-flakes start fal-lin'
E
That's when those blue me-mo-ries start cal-lin'
E7 A F#7
You'll be do-in' all right, with your Christ-mas of white
B7 E
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christ-mas
E B7
3. I'll have a blue Christ-mas with-out you
E
I'll be so blue just think-ing a-bout you
E7 A F#7
You'll be do-in' all right, with your Christ-mas of white
B7 E
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christ-mas | % |
B7 E
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christ-mas | π
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Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: E Major - 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 β Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Blues Shuffle
- Metronome: ♩ = 94
- Voice Range: G#3 - C#5
- Beginners: Use the Transposer and play in the key of D Major with easy chords: D, D7, E7, G, A7. If playing with the video, place a capo on the 2nd fret.
On the other hand, if you want to play in the stated key of E major, we have included a very easy voicing for F#7. πͺπΆπΈ
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson
- First Recorded Version: Doye O'Dell in 1948, followed by several other artists before Elvis popularized it in 1957.
- Lyrics Begin: I'll have a blue Christmas without you.
- Genre: Christmas, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, country and western
- Featured Artist: Elvis Presley
- Album: Elvis' Christmas Album
Recorded: January 12β13 and 19, 1957; September 5β7, 1957
Released: October 15, 1957 - Single:
Recorded: September 5, 1957
Released: November 3, 1964
B-side: Wooden Heart, Santa Claus Is Back in Town
