Silver Bells chords
Jim ReevesSong Key: F# Major
Time Signature: 3/4
Tempo: 80 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords in D Major: D, D7, Em, G, A7
Capo: 4th fret (to play with the video in F# Major)
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Silver Bells
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyIntro: 3/4
D G A7 D
Sil-ver Bells Sil-ver Bells Soon it will be Christ-mas day
D D7 G Em
1. Ci-ty side-walks Bu-sy side-walks Dressed in hol-i-day style
A7 D
In the air there's a feel-ing of Christ-mas
D D7 G Em
Child-ren laugh-ing Peo-ple pas-sing Meet-ing smile af-ter smile
A7 D
And on ev’-ry street cor-ner you'll hear | % |
D G A7 D
Chorus: Sil-ver Bells Sil-ver Bells It's Chris-mas time in the ci-ty
D G A7 D
Ring-a-ling Hear them ring Soon it will be Chris-tmas day
D D7 G Em
2. Strings of street lights Ev-en stop lights Blink a bright red and green
A7 D
As the shop-pers rush home with their trea-sures
D D7 G Em
Hear the snow crunch See the kids bunch This is San-ta's big scene
A7 D
And a-bove all this bus-tle you'll hear | % |
D G A7 D
Chorus: Sil-ver Bells Sil-ver Bells It's Chris-mas time in the ci-ty
D G A7 D
Ring-a-ling Hear them ring Soon it will be Chris-tmas day
A7 D
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Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: F# Major - 6 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)
- Chords in F# Major: F#, F#7, G#m, B, C#7
- Time Signature: 3/4 — Three quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately and tenderly
- Metronome: ♩ = 80
- Voice Range: A#3 - A#4
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- First Recording: Bing Crosby & Carol Richards in 1950.
- First Performance: Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell in a motion picture called The Lemon Drop Kid. It was filmed between July and August in 1950, and released in March 1951.
- Lyrics Begin: Silver Bells, Silver Bells, soon it will be Christmas day.
- Genre: Holiday Standard, Christmas Music, Traditional Pop
- Featured Artist: Jim Reeves - Born James Travis Reeves on August 20th, 1923 in Galloway, Texas, U.S. He was a Country singer/songwriter who was also known as Gentleman Jim.
He died in a plane crash on the 31st July, 1964 at the early age of 40 in Williamson County, Tennessee, U.S... more - Album: Twelve Songs Of Christmas
Recorded: October 19 and 25, 1962; July 5, 1963
Released: 1963
