Santa Claus Is Coming To Town chords
so be good for goodness sakeSong Key: Bb Major
Time Signature: 2/2
Tempo: 84 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Guitar Chords in A major: A, A7, D, Dm, F#m, Bm, B7, E, E7
Capo: 1st fret (to play with the video in Bb Major)
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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A A E E
Intro: 2/2 | | | | 𝄑 |
A A7 D
1. You bet-ter watch out You bet-ter not cry
A D Dm
Bet-ter not pout I'm tel-ling you why
A F#m Bm7 E7 A E7
San-ta Claus is co-ming to | town | |
A A7 D
2. He's mak-ing a list And check-ing it twice
A A7 D Dm
Gon-na find out who's naugh-ty or nice
A F#m Bm7 E7 A A A7
San-ta Claus is com-ing to | town | - |
A7 D
Bridge: He sees you when you're sleep-ing
A7 D
He knows when you're a-wake
B7 E7
He knows if you've been bad or good
F#m B7 E E7
So be good for good-ness sake__ Oh!
A A7 D
3. You bet-ter watch out You bet-ter not cry
A A7 D Dm
Bet-ter not pout I'm tel-ling you why
A F#m Bm E7 A A A7
San-ta Claus is co-ming to | town | - |
A7 D
Bridge: He sees you when you're sleep-ing
A7 D
He knows when you're a-wake
B7 E7
He knows if you've been bad or good
F#m B7 E E7
So be good for good-ness sake Oh!
A A7 D
4. You bet-ter watch out You bet-ter not cry
A D Dm
Bet-ter not pout I'm tel-ling you why
A F#m Bm E7 A A
San-ta Claus is co-ming to | town | 𝄑 |
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Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Bb Major - 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
- Chords in Bb Major: Bb, Bb7, Eb, Ebm, Gm, Cm, C7, F, F7
- Time Signature: 2/2 — Two half-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderate swing
- Metronome: h = 84 (h represents a half-note)
- Voice Range: A3 - A5
- Beginner Guitarists: The song on the video is in the key of B♭ Major which requires a few barre chords. To make the song easy for everyone to play along with, we use a Capo on the 1st fret and play in the key of A Major... much easier.
- We have included easier versions of F#m and Bm7 for beginners who may find the barre chord versions a little testing.
- The fermata or pause symbol 𝄐 means you hold the note for a duration which is determined by the performer. On the last bar of the Intro you strum the chord and hold it for the duration of the bar. At the end of the song, you strum the chord and hold it... let it ring out. (The symbol may appear as a square on some devices.)
Song Details:
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Song Details:
- Composer: J. Fred Coots
- Lyricist: Haven Gillespie
- First Recording: Harry Reser (banjoist) and band on Oct 24th, 1934 with Tom Stacks featuring on vocals.
Covered by Eddie Cantor, on his radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit within 24 hours, with over 400,000 copies of sheet music sold by Christmas. - Genre: Christmas Music, Holiday Standard, Swing Pop
- Lyrics Begin: You better watch out!
- Featured Artists: The Coundown Kids
- Album: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
