White Christmas chords
by Taylor Swift- Music & Lyrics: Irving Berlin... more
- Original Published Key: C Major
- First Public Performance: Bing Crosby performed White Christmas on Christmas Day in 1941 on his NBC radio show, The Kraft Music Hall. The version by Bing Crosby was the best sest selling single of all time with over 50 million singles sold.
- Featured Artist: Taylor Swift from her album The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
- Music: Key of A Major in 4/4 time at 73 bpm (♩)
- Chords: A, Asus4, Asus2, A7, Amaj7, Bm7, E, E7, D, Dm, Dsus2
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
White Christmas
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key A Asus4 A Asus2 A Bm7 E Bm7 E7 A
Intro: 4/4 | 𝄽 𝄽 𝄽 A | - | - | - | |
A Asus4 A Asus2 A Bm7 E
1. I'm dream - ing of a white Christ-mas
Bm7 E7 A Amaj7
Just like the ones I used to | know - |
A A7 D Dm
Where the tree tops glis-ten And child-ren lis-ten
A Dsus2 Bm7 E7
To hear sleigh bells in the |snow - |
A Asus4 A Asus2 A Bm7 E
2. I'm dream - ing of a white Christ-mas
Bm7 E7 A Amaj7
With ev-‘ry Christ-mas card I | write - |
A A7 D Dm
May your days be mer-ry and | bright - |
A D E7 A
And may all your Christ-mas-es be white
A Asus4 A Asus2 A Bm7 E Bm7 E7 A Amaj7
Instr:| 1&2& - 3 & 4 & | 1&2& - 3&4& | 1&2& - 3&4& | 1&2& - 3&4& |
A A7 D Dm A Dsus2 Bm7 E7
| 1&2& - 3&4& | 1&2& - 3&4& | 1&2& - 3&4& | 1&2& - 3&4& |
A Asus4 A Asus2 A Bm7 E
3. I'm dream - ing of a white Christ-mas
Bm7 E7 A Amaj7
Just like the ones I used to |know - (So)|
A A7 D Dm
May your days be mer-ry and | bright - |
A D E7 A
And may all your Christ-mas-es be white
A A7 D Dm
May your days be mer-ry and | bright - |
A D E7
And may all your Christ-mas-es... be...
A Asus4 A Asus2 A Bm7 E Bm7 E7 A
| White - | - | - | |
- Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
- Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works
- Christmas Songs for Beginners - An easier version in the key of G Major
Notes:
- The song may look a little tricky, but once you get the movement around the A chord under your belt, it becomes very easy.
- In the Intro you will see | . . . A | which would normally be written as | 𝄽 𝄽 𝄽 A |
There are 3 quarter-note rests before the A chord. This means the A chord is played on the 4th beat of the bar. If you listen to the start of the song, there is 1 beat of syncopated rhythm playing A Major before leading into the 4 bars of Intro. (This could have been written as a dotted half-note rest which is also equal to 3 beats of rest) - Where you see a hyphen between 2 chords, this means the bar count is split in half. Therefore:
Bm7 E | - | Play Bm7 for 2 beats & E Major for 2 beats.
- You can count each bar as | 1 2 3 4 | or | 1& 2& 3& 4& | You will find the latter useful when counting beats in certain bars as you will see in the following example.
A Asus4 A Asus2 A | - | This means 2 beats on A (1& 2&) and 2 beats on Asus4 A Asus2 A (3& 4&)
- The bar would count as follows:
A Asus4 A Asus2 A | 1&2& - 3 & 4 & |
- Make sure you count slowly to begin with till you get used to it. It moves along nicely with the melody line, and after a while feels very natural. The more you play, the more you will find yourself using this pattern in many songs.
- Beginners will find this song very easy after playing it a few times. It has a country feel and is a lot of fun to play.
- If you haven't learned barre chords yet, play the open version of Bm7 which is like a B7 chord without the first finger... x20202. This is very handy to know as the chord is very popular.
Bing Crosby's White Christmas
Christmas wouldn't be complete without listening to 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby... enjoy
Born: Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. on the 3rd May 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died: 14th October, 1977 (aged 74) in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Occupation: Singer, actor
Active Years: 1926 – 1977
Music Styles: Traditional pop, popular music, jazz
Associations: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Louis Armstrong, Dixie Lee, Peggy Lee, Fred Astaire, The Rhythm Boys, Al Rinker, Al Sherman, Sherman Brothers, Bob Hope, Paul Whiteman, Eddie Lang, David Bowie, The Andrews Sisters, Danny Kaye.
Official Website: bingcrosby.com
