Silent Night Chords & Tabs
Silent Night
1). by Joseph Mohr & Franz Gruber
Basic Accompaniment pattern: change along with chords.
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The song is in 3/4 time in the key of G.
This arrangement contains the melody notes along with additional notes to make
it sound good on one guitar. For a duet, add the above accompaniment.
G
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Si - lent Night Ho - ly Night
D7 G C
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all is calm all is bright 'round yon
G C
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vir - gin moth -er and child Ho - ly in -fant so
G D7 G
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ten -der and mild sleep in heav- en-ly peace,..........
D7 G
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... sleep in heav-en-ly
Silent Night, Holy Night
Sheperds quake,
At the sight.
Glories stream from
Heaven above,
Heavenly Hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!
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2). by Pinter Denes
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_christmas/silent_night_tab_ver_7.html ]
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4).
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A A7
Silent night, holy night
E7/Bm E f#m/A A7
All is calm, All is bright
D A
Round yon Vir - gin, Mother and Child
D A A7
Holy Infant so Tender and mild,
Bm E7 f#m
Sleep in heavenly peace,
A D A
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleleu- lia
Christ the Saviour is born!
Christ the saviour is born.
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord at thy birth,
Jesus Lord at thy birth.
