Blue Christmas Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Blue Christmas was Elvis Presley's favourite christmas song out of all the christmas song that he sang.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Blue Christmas Chords And Strumming, Elvis Presley
Open Chords:
E & A Open Chords plus
Open E7 chord: 020100
Open A7 chord: x02020
Open Bb° chord: x12020
Open B7 chord: x21200
Open F#7 chord: xx4320
Key: E
Tempo: 94bpm
Strumming:
"Straight 8s":
|D U D U D U D U |
"Cash 8s":
|B U D U B U D U |
"1 Strum":
|D (Stop) |
Technique:
Slide e| 2/3 |
Intro -
d| 1 |
a| 2 4 |
1 2 3 4
I'll have a...
Verse 1 (A) -
|E - - - |E - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
|E - - - |E7 - - - |A - - - |A7 - - - |
|F#7 - - - |F#7 - - - |B7 - - - |B7 (stop)|
(E)blue (E)Christmas with(B7)out you (B7)
I'll be so (B7)blue just (B7)thinking a(E)bout you (E)
Deco(E)rations of (E7)red on a (A)green Christmas (A7)tree
(F#7) Won't be the (F#7)same dear, if (B7)you're not here with (B7)me
Intro -
d| 1 |
a| 2 4 |
1 2 3 4
And when those...
Verse 2 (B) -
|E - - - |E - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
|E - - - |E7 - - - |A - - - |Bb° - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E (stop)|
(E)blue (E)snowflakes start (B7)falling (B7)
That's when those (B7)blue (B7)memories start (E)calling (E)
You'll be (E)doin' all (E7)right, with your (A7)Christmas of (Bb°)white
But (B7)I'll have a (B7)blue, blue blue blue (E)Christmas (E)
Intro
d| 1 |
a| 2 4 |
1 2 3 4
Middle 8-
|E - - - |E - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
Ending -
||E - - - |E7 - - - |A7 - - - |Bb° - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E - - - ||x2
You'll be (E)doin' all (E7)right, with your (A7)Christmas of (Bb°)white
But (B7)I'll have a (B7)blue, blue blue blue (E)Christmas (E) x2
Final Chord Strum: E
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