Wonderful Christmas Time Chords & Tabs
Wonderful Christmas Time Tab
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PAUL McCARTNEY - WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME. Released as a single
shortly before Christmas of 1979 with RUDOLPH
THE RED NOSED REGGAE as B side.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
- Intro
- Verse 1
The moon is right
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
- Chorus
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
- Verse 2
The party's on
The feelin's here
That only comes
This time of year
- Chorus
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
- Middle Eight
The choir of children sing their song
Ding dong, ding dong
Ding dong, ding
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooopoopooooohhhhhhh
Doodoo Doodoo Doodoo Doo
- Intro 2
- Chorus
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
- Verse 3
The word is out
About the town
To lift a glass
Ohhh dont look down
- Chorus
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
- Middle Eight
The choir of children sing their song
They practiced all year long
Ding dong, ding dong
Ding dong, ding dong
Ding dong, ding dong
- Verse 4
The party's on
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough Oh Oooohh
- Chorus
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
We're simply having a wonderful Christmas time
- Solo
- Verse 5
The moon is right
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
Oh, that's enough
- Chorus
We're simply having a wonderful Christmas time
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
- Coda
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh for
Christmas time
(Use a capo on the 2nd fret)
4x4 Time
Intro
Amaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|4------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|5------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|6------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A6
e|------- ------- ------- -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|7------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|6------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Amaj9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|7------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A
e|------- ------- ------- -------|9------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------10------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
00:10
Bm7 E9 Dbm7 F#9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
D|7---------------6--------------|9---------------8--------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------9--------------|
E|7------------------------------|9------------------------------|
D G7sus2 A
e|5------ ------- 5------ -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------6--------------|5------------------------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|6------------------------------|
D|0---------------5--------------|7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bm7 E9 Dbm7 F#9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
D|7---------------6--------------|9---------------8--------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------9--------------|
E|7------------------------------|9------------------------------|
D G7sus2 A
e|5------ ------- 5------ -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------6--------------|5------------------------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|6------------------------------|
D|0---------------5--------------|7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verses 1 and 2
00:20
00:41
e|------- ------- ------- -------|4------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|5------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|6------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The moon is right
The party's on
e|------- ------- ------- -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|7------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|6------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The spirit's up
The feeling's here
e|------- ------- ------- -------|7------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
We're here tonight
That only comes
e|------- ------- ------- -------|9------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------10------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And that's enough
This time of year
Chorus
00:30
00:51
01:36
01:56
02:32
03:07
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
D|7---------------6--------------|9---------------8--------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------9--------------|
E|7------------------------------|9------------------------------|
Simply having a
e|5------ ------- 5------ -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------6--------------|5------------------------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|6------------------------------|
D|0---------------5--------------|7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Wonderful Christmas Time
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
D|7---------------6--------------|9---------------8--------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------9--------------|
E|7------------------------------|9------------------------------|
Simply having a
e|5------ ------- 5------ -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------6--------------|5------------------------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|6------------------------------|
D|0---------------5--------------|7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Wonderful Christmas Time
Middle Eight
01:01
02:01
e|------- ------- 9------ -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------7--------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The choir of
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|7---------------4--------------|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|6------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
children sing their
e|------- ------- 9------ -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------7--------------|
G|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
song
They practiced
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|7---------------4--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|6------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
all year long
01:12
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|6---------------6--------------|
D|----------------5--------------|4---------------2--------------|
A|0-------0----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ding dong, ding
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-------------|6---------------6--------------|
D|-----------------5-------------|4---------------2--------------|
A|4-------4----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5-------5----------------------|-------------------------------|
dong Ding dong, ding
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0--------------|0---------------0--------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|4---------------4--------------|4---------------2--------------|
D|0---------------0--------------|0---------------0--------------|
A|0---------------0--------------|0---------------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooooooopooooooopoooooooooooooo
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dooodooooo Dooodooooo Dooodoooooo Doooohh
2nd Intro
01:26
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6----2----4----|6----2----4-----6--------------|
D|---------------------2----2----|2----2----2-----2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- 5------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------7--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----4----|6----2----4-----6--------------|
D|---------------------2----2----|2----2----2-----2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- 7------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----2-----4-----6----2----4----|6----2----4-----6--------------|
D|----2-----2-----2----2----2----|2----2----2-----2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- -------9------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------------10---------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------9---------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
We're
- Chorus
Verse 3
01:53
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The word is out
e|------- ------- 5------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------7--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
About the town
e|------- ------- 7------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
To lift a glass Oooo
e|9------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B10------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
oooohhhh don't look down
- Chorus (Once)
- Middle Eight
Verse 4
02:22
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|------- ------- ----4-- ----4--|
B|----------------5--------------|--------------------5-------5--|
G|----------------6--------------|--------------------6-------6--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The party's on
e|------- ------- 5------ -------|------- ------- ----5-- ----5--|
B|5---------------7--------------|--------------------7-------7--|
G|6---------------6--------------|--------------------6-------6--|
D|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The spirit's up
e|7------ ------- 7------ -------|------- ------- ----7-- ----7--|
B|7---------------9--------------|--------------------9-------9--|
G|6---------------9--------------|--------------------9-------9--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
We're here tonight
e|9------ 9------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B10------10----------------------|-------------------------------|
G|9-------9----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And that's enough Ohhhhhhhooooooooooohhhh
- Chorus
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------9--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Solo
02:42
Bm7 E9 Dbm7 F#9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
D|7---------------6--------------|9---------------8--------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------9--------------|
E|7------------------------------|9------------------------------|
e|9------ --9---- 7------ -------|7------ --7---- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------10-----------9--|
G|-----9----------------------9--|-----9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D G7sus2 D G7sus2
e|5------ ------- 5------ -------|5------ ------- 5------ -------|
B|7---------------6--------------|7---------------6--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|7---------------7--------------|
D|0---------------5--------------|0---------------5--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- 7----9- --10---12---10- --9---- ------- -------|
B|7----9----10-------------------|---------------12--------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------9--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D G7sus2 Dbm7 F#9
e|5------ ------- 5------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7---------------6--------------|9---------------9--------------|
G|7---------------7--------------|9---------------9--------------|
D|0---------------5--------------|9---------------8--------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------9--------------|
E|-------------------------------|9------------------------------|
e|9------ --9---- 7------ -------|7------ --7---- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------10--------------|
G|----------------------------9--|-----9----------------------9--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dbm7 F#9 Bm7 E9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|9---------------9--------------|7---------------7--------------|
G|9---------------9--------------|7---------------7--------------|
D|9---------------8--------------|7---------------6--------------|
A|----------------9--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|9------------------------------|7------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|10--------------9-----------10-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|11-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dbm7 F#9 D G7sus2
e|------- ------- ------- -------|5------ ------- 5------ -------|
B|9---------------9--------------|7---------------6--------------|
G|9---------------9--------------|7---------------7--------------|
D|9---------------8--------------|0---------------5--------------|
A|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
E|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-----9- ------- ------- --9----|12---10 ---9--- ------- -------|
B|12--------12----10---12--------|----------------10----------10-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A
e|5------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|5------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|10---------------------------\-|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verse 5
02:57
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The moon is right
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ---12-\ -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- 5------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------7--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
The spirit's up
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----9-\ ------- 5------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------10-\---------5------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- 7------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
We're here tonight Ohh
e|9------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B10------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh That's enough
- Chorus (Twice)
Coda
03:22
Amaj7 Bm7
e|4------ ------- ------- -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|6------------------------------|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
A Bm7
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh
Amaj7 Bm7
e|4------ ------- ------- -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|6------------------------------|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
A E7
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2------------------------------|3------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh for Christmas
03:33
Amaj7
e|4------ ------- ------- -------|4------ --4---- ----4-- -------|
B|5------------------------------|5---------5---------5----------|
G|6------------------------------|6---------6---------6----------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Time
e|4------ ------- ------- -------|4------ --4---- ----4-- -------|
B|5------------------------------|5---------5---------5----------|
G|6------------------------------|6---------6---------6----------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(.
Aadd9/6
e|7------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause