Jingle bells song lyrics is one of the most widely played songs during the Christmas time and remains as one of the all time crowd favourites including kids. The song is peppy and upbeat and when played instantly brings in lot of energy.
If you are looking around to for Jingle bells song lyrics or learn to play Jingle bells on Guitar, you have landed in the right place.There are multiple ways this songs can be played. However it is generally played in the key of G. We have given below two versions. Version 1 is easy and all you need is open Chords – C G D and Am. The second version is slightly tricky with Cadd9 and D/F#. Both versions are to be played using Standard Tuning.
Version 1
In this version, we use simple open chords and is ideal for beginner Guitarists. This version used open chords – C, G, D and Am.
[Verse 1]
[G]Dashing through the snow,
in a one-horse open [C] sleigh.
[Am] O’er the fields we [D] go,
[D] laughing all the [G]way.
[G]Bells on bobtails ring,
making spirits [C]bright.
[Am] What fun it is to [G] ride and sing
a [D] sleighing song to [G] night.
[Chorus]
Oh! [G]Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle [C] all the [G] way.
[C] Oh, what fun it [G] is to ride
in a [Am] one-horse open [D] sleigh. Hey!
Oh! [G]Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle [C] all the [G] way.
[C] Oh, what fun it [G] is to ride
in a [Am] one-horse open [D] sleigh. Hey!
[Verse 2]
[G]A day or two ago
Ii thought I’d take a [C] ride
And [Am] soon miss Fanny [D] Bright
[D] was seated by my [G]side
The [G] horse was lean and lank
[G] Miss Fortune seemed his [C] lot
[Am] We got into a drifted [G] bank
And then [D] we got up [G] shot
Oh! [G]Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle [C] all the [G] way.
[C] Oh, what fun it [G] is to ride
in a [Am] one-horse open [D] sleigh. Hey!
Oh! [G]Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle [C] all the [G] way.
[C] Oh, what fun it [G] is to ride
in a [Am] one-horse open [D] sleigh. Hey!
Version 2:
In this version, the chord progression used is G, Cadd9 and D/F#.
[Verse]
[G]Dashing through the snow,
in a one-horse open [Cadd9] sleigh.
O’er the fields we [D/F#] go,
laughing all the [G] way.
[G]Bells on bobtails ring,
making spirits [Cadd9] bright.
What fun it is to [D/F#] ride and sing
a sleighing song to [G] night.
[Chorus]
Oh! [G]Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way.
[Cadd9] Oh, what fun it [G] is to ride
in a [D/F#] one-horse open sleigh. Hey!
Oh! [G]Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way.
[Cadd9] Oh, what fun it [G] is to ride
in a [D/F#]one-horse open [G] sleigh
Conclusion
If you are a beginner guitarist, play the version 1, as it is easy and used only open chords. If you are relatively up the curve in your guitar journey you can try the version 2. Either way it is fun playing this beautiful song on the Guitar.
