Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chords

Lady Antebellum

Song Key: D Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Tempo: 103 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate 🟠

Chords: D, D7, Bm, Bm7, Em, A, A7, F#7, G, F#m, Dmaj7, Dsus2

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
D Major Dsus2 D7 Dmaj7 Bm barre chord Bm7 Bm7 barre chord Em A Major A7 G Major Gm barre chord F#m barre chord F#m-V2 F#7 F#7
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
D Major-LH Dsus2-LH D7-LH Dmaj7-LH Bm barre chord-LH Bm7-LH Bm7 barre chord-LH Em-LH A Major-LH A7-LH G Major-LH Gm barre chord-LH F#m barre chord-LH F#m-V2-LH F#7-LH F#7-LH
Speed: x0.1

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              Dsus2     Dsus2/B    Em/G    A  Asus  A7sus/addE
Intro: 3/4 ‖: 1 2 3  |  1 2 3   |  1 2 3 | 1  2     3         :‖

    Dsus2        Dsus2/B      Em/G         A    Asus  A7sus/addE
E |----------0-|----------0-|----------0-|-0----0-----0---------|
B |-------3--3-|-------3--3-|-------0--3-|-2----3-----5---------|
G |----2-----2-|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|-2----2-----0---------|
D |-0----------|------------|------------|-2----2-----0---------|
A |------------|-2----------|------------|-0----0-----0---------|
E |------------|------------|-3----------|----------------------|

You can continue to play this pattern over the verses
as the band does or simply play the chords as follows:

               D     Bm     Em     A7
Intro: 3/4 ‖:     |      |      |     :‖

  D           Bm     Em             A7
1. Have  your-self a mer-ry lit-tle Christ-mas
  D         Bm       Em     A7
   Let your heart be light 
  D         Bm      Em                A7     D    Bm   Em  A7
   From now on, our trou-bles will be out of sight

  D          Bm     Em             A7 
2. Have your-self a mer-ry lit-tle Christ-mas
  D         Bm        Em     A7
   Make the Yule-tide gay
  D         Bm      Em                F#7     Bm   Bm7  D  D7 
   From now on, our troub-les will be miles a-way 

       G                    F#m 
Chorus: Here were are as in old-en days
               Em              Dmaj7 
        Hap-py gold-en days of yore
      Bm                          F#m 
        Faith-ful friends who are dear to us
                A         Em       A    A7 
        Gath-er near to us... once more

  D            Bm       Em             A7 
3. Through the years we all will be to-ge-ther
  D       Bm       Em    A7
   If the Fates al-low
  D       Bm       G              F#7      Bm   Bm7  D  D7
   Hang a shin-ing star up-on the high-est bough
       G                Em             A7         D 
   And have your-self a mer-ry lit-tle Christ-mas now...

           D     Bm     Em     A7      D     Bm     Em     A7
Instr:  |(now)|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |

           D     Bm     Em     F#7    Bm    Bm7     D      D7
        |     |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |

       G                    F#m 
Chorus: Here were are as in old-en days
               Em              Dmaj7 
        Hap-py gold-en days of yore
      Bm                          F#m 
        Faith-ful friends who are dear to us
                A         Em       A      A7 
        Gath-er near to us... once more
       
  D            Bm       Em             A7 
4. Through the years we all will be to-ge-ther
  D       Bm       Em     A7
   If the Fates al-low
  D       Bm       G              F#7      Bm   Bm7  D  D7
   Hang a shin-ing star up-on the high-est bough
       G                Em             A7            D 
   And have your-self a mer-ry lit-tle Christ-mas... now...

          D     Bm     Em     A7      D 
Outro: |     |      |      |      |      |

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: D Major - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
  • Time Signature: 3/4 — Three quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately slow with freedom
  • Metronome: ♩ = 103
  • Voice Range: D4 - A5
  • Beginner Guitarists: This song has been given Intermediate status due to the number of extended chords. Having said that, they are all very easy to play, so go ahead and give it a go.
    • See chord charts for different chord voicing options which beginners will find achievable. Sometimes the scariest looking chords are the easiest to play - F#7... so easy! 💪😊
    • Bm7 can be played just like B7—only without using your first finger.
    • F#m includes a small barre, but a very easy one, and if you find this easy, you are ready to learn barre chords.
    • The trickiest chord in this set is the open voicing of Bm. Take time to get familiar with its shape—study it, visualize where each finger goes before you play, and practice placing them with intention. With repetition, the movement will become natural, and soon Bm will feel just as comfortable as the ‘easy chords.’
    • If you still find Bm difficult to play, just play Bm7 which still works beautifully in place of Bm.

Song Details:

Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum
  • Composer: Hugh Martin
  • Lyricist: Ralph Blane
  • Date: 1943
  • First Peformance: Judy Garland in the 1944 musical Meet Me in St. Louis
  • Lyrics Begin: Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light,
  • Genre: Christmas
  • Featured Artists: Lady Antebellum
  • Album: On This Winter's Night
    Released: October 22, 2012
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