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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Tab by Frank Sinatra

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas tab by Frank Sinatra

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane in 1943 for the movie "Meet Me in St. Louis." Frank Sinatra famously recorded a version in 1957 for his album "A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra." The song features lush orchestration and Sinatra's signature smooth vocals, creating a timeless holiday classic. The guitar accompaniment in the song is subtle, providing a warm and cozy backdrop to Sinatra's emotive delivery.
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: G

Verses 1&2:

      G                  Em       Am      G      D    G                 D7
E|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------3------------|
B|--------------3--------3----1---0----------------------------3--------3---------|
G|---------4--------------------------2---0------2--------4-------------5---------|
D|----5------------------------------------------0----5-----------------4---------|
A|--------------------------------0-------2-----------------------------5---------|
E|----3------------------0----------------------------3---------------------------|
      Have your-self a    mer-ry  lit-tle Christ-mas  Let your heart be light
      Have your-self a    merry   lit-tle Christ-mas  Make the Yule-tide gay

     G                Am                (1)   D       G     (2)   B7         Em7
E|------------3---7---5-----------------|-------------------||-----------2----3---||
B|--------3-----------5----8---7----5---|-------------------||-----4----------3---||
G|---4----------------5-----------------|-----7---5---4----o||-----2----------4---||
D|--------------------------------------|-----7-------5-----||-----4----------2---||
A|--------------------0-----------------|-----5------------o||-----2--------------||
E|---3----------------------------------|-------------3-----||--------------------||
     From now on  Our troubles will be        out of  sight
     From now on  Our troubles will be                            miles a - way
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Bridge 1:

    Cmaj7                Bm7                 Am7                 F#dim
E|--7----7--7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-----------10--8----7--8---10------8---7---5---7---8----7---7---------------|
G|--9--------------------7--------------7-------5----------------5---------------|
D|--9--------------------7--------------7-------5----------------7---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------6---------------|
E|--8--------------------7--------------7-------5--------------------------------|
    Here we are as  in   ol-den days    Hap-py  gol-den days of  yore


    Em7                       Bm7                   D7     A7      D
E|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
B|--8-----8---8-------7---------------7--------5---7----8--5---------------------|
G|--7---------7-----------9---7----9------7--------5-------6-------7-------------|
D|--9---------9------------------------------------7----------7----7-------------|
A|--7---------7------------------------------------5---------------5-------------|
E|----------------------------7----------------------------5-------------8--7--5-|
    Faith-ful friends who are dear to us  Gath-er  near to us once more


Verse 3:

    G                    Em        Am      G    D    G                 D7
E|-------------------3---------------------------------------------3-------------|
B|--------------3--------3----1----0-------------------------3---------3---------|
G|----------4--------------------------2---0----2--------4-------------5---------|
D|--5-------------------------------------------0-----5----------------4---------|
A|---------------------------------0-------2---------------------------5---------|
E|--3--------------------0----------------------------3--------------------------|
   Through the years we all  will be to - ge - ther. If the fates a - llow

    G                   Cdim          D7       B7          Cmaj7
E|----------3-----7----8---7--5------------5---7-------7---7----------------------|
B|-------3-------------7----------8---7--------7-----------8--------------8-------|
G|--4------------------8--------------5--------8-----------9---------9------------|
D|---------------------7--------------7-------------------------9-----------------|
A|------------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------7-----------8----------------------|
    Hang a  shi - ning star u-pon the high-est bough   And have your-self a

    Am             D7         G
E|--7---5---------------------3--------||
B|--5------8---7---5------7---3--------||
G|--5--------------5----------4--------||Repeat Verse 3 and End
D|-----------------7-------------------||
A|-----------------5-------------------||
E|--5-------------------------3--------||
    mer-ry lit-tle Christ-mas now

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