Silver Bells chords
by Jim Reeves
- Music & Lyrics: Jay Livingston & Jay Evans
- Original Key: B♭ Major
- Featured Artist: Jim Reeves - Gentleman Jim
- Album: Twelve Songs Of Christmas.
- Music: D Major in 3/4 time at ~ 80 bpm (♩)
- Chords in D Major: D, G, Em, A7, E7
Chart Legend
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
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note










Silver Bells
Capo on 4 if playing with the video
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 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 G E7 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 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 G E7 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 Soon it will be... Chris-tmas day...
- Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
- Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works
- Free Sheet Music - Piano/Vocal/Chords in B♭ Major
Notes:
- The original song is in the key of B♭Major and the chords include B♭, E♭, Cm, F7, C7
- Video Song Key: F# Major ... 6 sharps - F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#.
- If you are playing with the video, there are a couple of easier options available.
Option 1: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play in E Major... E, A, F#m, B7 & F#7
Option 2: (Easiest option) Use a capo on the 4th fret and play in D Major... D, G, Em, A7 & E7. We have used this option for our session - beginners will find this more comfortable. - If you are not playing along with the video, you can choose any key you like... remember to use the Chord Transposer for your preferred key.
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
First Recording of Silver Bells: Bing Crosby & Carol Richards in 1950.
First Performance of the Song: 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.