Deck The Halls chords

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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

Deck The Halls

             
   D                   Bm        D         A           D           A  D
1. Deck the halls with boughs of hol-ly    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   D               Bm    D         A           D           A  D
  'Tis the sea-son to be jol-ly    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   A              D      A         D           E           A  E  A
   Don we now our gay ap-pa-rel    Fa la la    La la la    La la la
   D                  Bm        D         G           D           A  D
   Troll the an-cient Yule-tide car-ol    Fa la la la la    La la la la
      

   D                Bm      D          A           D           A  D
2. See the blaz-ing Yule be-fore us    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   D                   Bm       D          A           D           A  D
   Strike the harp and join the chor-us    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   A             D      A           D           E           A  E  A
   Fol-low me in mer-ry meas-ure    Fa la la    La la la    La la la
   D               Bm        D            G           D           A  D
   While I tell of Yule-tide treas-ure    Fa la la la la    La la la la


   D              Bm       D          A           D           A  D
3. Fast a-way the old year pas-ses    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   D               Bm       D          A           D        A     D
   Hail the new ye lads and las-ses    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   A               D      A          D           E           A  E  A
   Sing we joy-ous all to-ge-ther    Fa la la    La la la    La la la
   D                Bm       D           G           D           A  D
   Heed-less of the wind and wea-ther    Fa la la la la___ La la la la

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📋 Notes:

• This version is in the key of F Major which means you would have a B♭ chord in the mix. By placing a capo on the 3rd fret, we can play in a much easier key of D Major which may still require a barre chord depending how you play the Bm.
  
  The Bm can be played as a barre chord or as an open chord - xx4432. Both are included in the charts above.
  
  Beginners that haven't learned barre chords - pretend you are playing an Am chord on frets 3 and 4 using fingers 2,3, and 4, and placing your first finger on string 1 - fret 2 - don't play the bottom 2 strings. If you're reading the chart, simply omit the barre and play the first finger on string 1 (2nd fret).
• The 'X' marked strings should be avoided as they are not part of the chord structure - if you do play them, the resulting chord may sound pretty ordinary.
• The performance is 'a capella' which means singing without musical accompaniment. Although there are no instruments, you can still play along very easily.

Composers: Traditional Welsh Melody dating back to the 16th century.

Lyricists: Traditional English

Lyrics Begin: Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Performance: Julien Neel (Trudbol) from his album Christmas Time - Vol 2