Blue christmas

Elvis Presley

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            E    Riff 1  E             B7       Riff 1
    I'll have a Blue         Christmas without you
    B7                            E           Riff 1
    I'll be so blue just thinking about you
        E7                  A                   Riff 2
    Decorations of red on a green Christmastree
    F#                Riff 1  B7
    Won't be the same if      you're not here with me


    [nc]     Riff 1 E    Riff 1  E                B7       Riff 1
    And when those  blue         snowflakes start falling
    B7                                    E        Riff 3   E
    That's when those blue mem'ries start calling
              E7                         A            F#
    You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
        B7                               E          Riff 1
    But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas


    [nc]        E    Riff 1  E                B7       Riff 1
    I'll have a Blue         Christmas that's certain
    B7                                   E        Riff 3   E
    And when those blue heartaches start hurting
              E7                         A            F#
    You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
        B7                               E         Riff 1
    But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas
              E7                         A            F#
    You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
        B7                Riff 3         E          Riff 1
    But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas


                E    Riff 1  E             B7       Riff 1
    I'll have a Blue         Christmas without you
    B7                            E           Riff 1
    I'll be so blue just thinking about you
        E7                  A                   Riff 2
    Decorations of red on a green Christmastree
    F#                   B7
    Won't be the same if you're not here with me


    [nc]           E    Riff 1  E                B7       Riff 1
    And when those blue         snowflakes start falling
    B7                                    E           Riff 1
    That's when those blue mem'ries start calling
              E7                         A            F#
    You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
        B7                Riff 3         E          Riff 1
    But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas
        B7                Riff 3         E          Riff 1    E
    Ooh I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Blue christmas van Elvis Presley op Gitaartabs. Dit popliedje uit 1957 staat op Elvis' Christmas Album en is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen. Met een beginner-vriendelijk niveau en een handzaam akkoordenpatroon kun je dit klassieke nummer snel onder de vingers krijgen.

Het nummer gebruikt de akkoorden E, B7, E7, A en F#, en je speelt het in akkoordenformat zonder capo. Ondanks de eenvoudige opbouw krijg je meteen een voelbare song in je handen. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe goed dit voor jou voelt.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F#
F# is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: B7 ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.