I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day tab by Casting Crowns

Tabs

• Capo on 3rd

Tabbed by: Javen
Tuning: Standard
Key: Bb majorBb
Capo 3 (played in G+G) *chords in parenthesis are with capo 3

This is the tab (for the piano part transposed for guitar)and
the chords for the song.


Intro:
     G minorGm (E minorEm)                   Eb MajorEb (C majorC)
e|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-(measure 1)----------------------------------)-(measure 2)----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------|
A augmentedA|-1----------1-----------1-----------1---------)--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------|
E MajorE|----3----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3)-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|

     Bb majorBb (G+G)                    D7/A
e|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------|
BB|-(measure 3)-----------------------------------)-(measure 4)------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)-------0----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1---------)-3-----------3-----0----------------|
E MajorE|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1)----2-----1-----1-------------------|

END OF INTRO:
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    FF (used in verses)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:
     *You can either keep playing the intro tab through the verses
like the piano does, or capo 3 and strum using chords in the key of G.
The tab pattern is the same throughout pretty much the whole song. The
chords in parenthesis are in G+G and the ones not in parenthesis are the
same chords as in the intro.

                G minorGm (E minorEm)
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Eb MajorEb (C majorC)          Bb majorBb (G+G)
Their old familiar carols play
FF (D MajorD)              G minorGm (E minorEm)
And mild and sweet their songs repeat
Eb MajorEb (C majorC)             Bb majorBb (G+G)
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men

Chorus: 1

D7/A (B7B7)          Eb(C majorC)  Bb(G+G)
And the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth)
                Eb(C majorC)  Bb(G+G)
Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth)
             Eb(C majorC)  Gm(E minorEm)       F(D MajorD)
In my heart I hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men


Verse 2:
             (E minorEm)
And in despair I bowed my head
(C majorC)             (G+G)
There is no peace on earth I said
(D MajorD)               (E minorEm)
For hate is strong and mocks the song
(C majorC)              (G+G)
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men


Chorus 2:

(B7B7)            (C majorC)   (G+G)
But the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth)
            (C majorC)    (G+G)
Like a choir singing, (Peace on earth)
             (C majorC)   (E minorEm)       (D MajorD)
Does anybody hear them? Peace on earth, goodwill to men


Bridge:

C majorC
Then rang the bells more loud and deep
               E minorEm
God is not dead, nor doth He sleep
      D MajorD
(Peace on earth, peace on earth)
C majorC
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
       G+G         D MajorD
With peace on earth, goodwill to men


Verse 3:

              E minorEm
Then ringing singing on its way
C majorC                 G+G
The world revolved from night to day
D MajorD             E minorEm
A augmentedA voice, a chime, a chant sublime
C majorC               G+G
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men


Chorus 3:

B7B7                C majorC    G+G
And the bells, they're ringing, (Peace on earth)
                C majorC    G+G
Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth)
                   C majorC    E minorEm        D MajorD
And with our hearts we'll hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men
                     C majorC     G+G
Do you hear the bells, they're ringing? (Peace on earth)
             C majorC    G+G
Like the angels singing (Peace on earth)
                  C majorC    E minorEm        D MajorD
Open up your heart and hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men
C majorC    G+G   C majorC     G+G
Peace on earth, peace on earth
C majorC     E minorEm        D MajorD
Peace on earth, goodwill to men
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*Here's a cool little series of chords you can
play that sounds good in the chorus.
You can either do a little finger picking rhythm
(as they're tabbed out) or just strum
the top 4 strings with these finger positions.

   E minorEm         C majorC       G+G        D MajorD
e|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
BB|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
G+G|------------10--)------------10-)------------10-)-------------10-)----|
D MajorD|-----8----------)------8--------)------8--------)------10--------)----|
A augmentedA|-10-----10------)---6-----6-----)---------------)---8------8-----)----|
E MajorE|----x-----------)---------------)---6-----6-----)----------------)----|


Chords used (capo 3)

  (G+G)    (D MajorD)    (E minorEm)    (C majorC)   (B7B7)
e|---3---------3---------3----------3--------2-----|
BB|---3---------3---------3----------3--------------|
G+G|-------------2-----------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------2----------x--------1-----|
A augmentedA|---x---------x---------2----------3--------2-----|
E MajorE|---3---------x---------x----------x--------x-----|

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