There's a cool song I like to play that's moderately slow in C.
Merry Christmas, Darling was written by Richard Carpenter and the lyrics by Hank Pooler in 1970. It has a Rubato feel in 4/4 time. Later on, Richard's sister recorded the song with her great vocals that I especially like. You can read more, here.
Here I am playing this popular song on my Motif ES8 on a Chorus Dyno voice setting. You'll find the first arrangement taken from some sheet music I have and the latter charts I found online.
1. Merry Christmas Darling
Dm7 Em Am7
Greeting cards have all been sent
Dm7 G7 C
The Christmas rush is through
Am Am(maj7) Am7 Am6
But I still have one wish to make
Dm7 G
A special one for you
Cmaj7 Dm/C
Merry Christmas, darling
Cmaj7 Gm7 C7
We're apart, that's true
F G/F
But I can dream
Em Am
And in my dreams
Dm Em Dm/F G7
I'm Christmas ing with you
Cmaj Dm7/F
Holidays are joyful
Cmaj Gm
There's always something new
F G/F Em Am
But every day's a holi day
D7/F# Fm Bb7
When I'm near to you
Eb F/Eb
The lights on my tree
Dm7 Gm
I wish you could see
Cm7 F7 Bb
I wish it every da-A-A-A-ay
( ahh ahh
Gm Gm(maj7)
The logs on the fire
ahh ahh
Gm7 G7
Fill me with de sire
C F Em Dm7
To see you and to say
G Cmaj7 Dm/C
That I wish you Merry Christmas
(Merry christmas darling)
Cmaj7 Gm7 C7+7
Happy New Year to-o-o-o
( ahh ahh ahh
F G/F
I've just one wish
Em7 Am7
On this Christmas Eve
Em7 Am7
( On this Christmas eve)
Dm7 G7 Bb7
I wish I were with you
( Ahh ahh ahh
Dm Dm(maj7)
The logs on the fire
Dm7 D7 D7/C
Fill me with desire
G/B Am7 Bm7 Am7
To see you and to say
Am7/D Gmaj9 Am7/G
That I wish you Merry Christmas
Gmaj9
( Merry Christmas Darling )
Dm9 Fmaj7/G Db7+11 Cmaj7
Happy New Year to-o-o-o-o-o I’ve
(ahh ahhh ahhh
F G/F
just one wish
Em7
On this Christmas Eve
Em7 Am7
( On this Christmas eve )
Dm7 G7 C Bb7
I wish I were with you
Dm7 G7 G C
I wish I were with you
(merry Christmas merry Christmas)
Dm7 Fm7 Cmaj7
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas darling
Chord Breakdown
L.H. / R.H.
Dm7 = DC/F
Em = EGB/B
Am7 = AG/CE
Dm7 = DFA/C
G7 = GF/BG
C = C/CE
Am = AE/C
Am(maj7) = AG#/C
Am7 = AG/E
Am6 = AF#/C
Dm7 = DFA/C
G = GDG/B
Cmaj7 = CGB/G
Dm/C = CFA/D
Cmaj7 = CGB/E
Gm7 = GF/BbD
C7 = CE/C
F = FCF/AC
G/F = FDF/GB
Em = EGB/E
Am = AEA/C
Dm = DFA/C
Em = EGB/E
Dm/F = FA/D
G7 = GF/C
Cmaj = CGB/G
F = CFA
Cmaj7 = CGB/E
Gm = GF/BbD
F = FCF/AC
G/F = FDF/GB
Em = EGB/G
Am = AEA/C
D7/F# = F#A/C
Fm = FAb/CD
Bb7 = BbAb/Bb
Eb = EbGBb *
F/Eb = EbAC/A
Dm7 = DAC/F
Gm = GDG/BbG
Cm7 = CG/Bb
F7 = FEb/AF
Bb = BbFBb/D
Gm = GD/Bb
Gm(maj7) = F#D/Bb
Gm7 = FD/GD
G7 = GB/DF
C = CG/E
F = FA/D
Em = EB/EG
Dm7 = DC/
G = GB/G
Cmaj7 = CGB/B
Dm/C = CFA/D
Cmaj7 = CGB/E
Gm7 = G/FA
C+7 = CBb/EG#C
F = FCF/AC
G/F = FDF/GB
Em7 = EBE/DG
Am7 = AEA/C ** (2nd time to coda)
Dm7 = DFA/C
G7 = GF/BE
C = CEG/C
Bb7 = BbAb (back to*)
Coda
Dm7 = DFA/C
G7 = GF/BE
Em7(b5) = EG/BbEG
A7 = AG/C#
Dm7 = DFA/CFA
G7 = GF/BE
C = CGC/C
Dm7 = DA/FAE
Fm7 = FC/FAbEb
Cmaj7 = CG/EGD
2. Merry Christmas Darling Am7 Bm7 Em7 Greeting cards have all been sent Am7 D7 G G D/F# Em The Christmas rush is through Em(maj7) Em7 Em6 But I still have one wish to make Am7 D Em D A special one for you Gmaj9 Am7/G Merry Christmas, darling Gmaj9 Dm9 Fmaj7/G We're apart, that's true Db9+11 Cmaj7 D/C But I can dream Bm7 Em7 And in my dreams Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D7sus4 D7 I'm Christmas ing with you Gmaj9 Am7/G Holidays are joyful Gmaj9 Dm9 There's always something new Cmaj7 D/C Bm7 Em7 D6 But every day's a holi day A/C# Cm6 F7 When I'm near to you Bb C/Bb The lights on my tree Am7 Dm7 I wish you could see Gm7 C7 F I wish it every da-A-A-A-ay ( ahh ahh C/E Dm Dm(maj7) The logs on the fire ahh ahh Dm7 D7 D7/C Fill me with de sire G/B Am7 Bm7 Am7 To see you and to say Am7/D Gmaj9 Am7/G That I wish you Merry Christmas Gmaj9 (Merry christmas darling) Dm9 Fmaj7/G Db7+11 Happy New Year to-o-o-o ( ahh ahh ahh Cmaj7 D/C I've just one wish Bm7 On this Christmas Eve Em7 Am7 ( On this Christmas eve) Am7/D G I wish I were with you G/D ( Ahh ahh ahh |Bb/F C/Bb |Am7 Dm7 |Gm7 C | |F C/E| Dm Dm(maj7) The logs on the fire Dm7 D7 D7/C Fill me with desire G/B Am7 Bm7 Am7 To see you and to say Am7/D Gmaj9 Am7/G That I wish you Merry Christmas Gmaj9 ( Merry Christmas Darling ) Dm9 Fmaj7/G Db7+11 Cmaj7 Happy New Year to-o-o-o-o-o I’ve (ahh ahhh ahhh D/C just one wish Bm7 On this Christmas Eve Em7 Am7 ( On this Christmas eve ) D7 D7/C Bm7-5 E7+5 E7 I wish I were with you Am7 Am7/D G I wish I were with you (merry Christmas merry Christmas) Am9 Cm7 Cm7/F Gmaj9 Merry Christmas, merry Christmas darling Tabs from ultimate-guitar.com
3. Merry Christmas, Darling
Merry Christmas Darling [Dmaj7 Em7] We're apart that's true [Dmaj7 Em7 A7] But I can dream and in my dreams, [G F#m D Bm] I'm Christmas-ing with you. [Em F#m G A7] Holidays are joyful [Dmaj7 Em7] There's always something new [Dmaj7 Em7 A7] But every day's A holiday [G F♯m D Bm] When I'm near to you [E7 A7] The lights on my tree I wish you could see [Em7 A7 F#m Bm] I wish it every day [G A D] The logs on the fire fill me with desire [Bm Bm+7 Bm7 Bm6] To see you and to say [Em F#m G A] That I wish you a merry Christmas [Dmaj7 Em7] Happy New Year, too [Dmaj7 Em7 A7] I've just one wish on this Christmas Eve [G A7 F#m Bm] I wish I were with you [G A7 F#m B7] I wish I were with you [Em A7 D]
A wonderful resource to help your playing along, ChristmasKeys1
Have a wonderful Christmas season!
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