LadyDpiano: December 2013

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

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

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]

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Triads

The three elements of traditional music are melody, rhythm and harmony. The harmonic element in most of the music we hear and play is based upon three-note chords called triads. Because of the important role harmony plays in most music, knowledge of triads and awareness of their sounds are essential for fluent reading, good intonation and sensitive listening. Triads are written by combining various intervals, so thorough command of interval terminology is vital.

Remember that a chord is three or more tones sounding simultaneously.

It's so important to know how to play:

1. All 12 major chords.
2. All 12 minor chords.
3. All 12 augmented chords.
4. All 12 diminished chords.

That makes a total of 48 chords to learn on the piano and if you invert (turn upside down) each chord 3 times, now you have a grand total of 144 sounding chords to play. I've talked about chord inversions before and you can view the post here.

By augmented, I mean to make the chord larger and by diminished, let's make the chord smaller. Have a look at a former post, augmented-and-diminished-chords.

For example:

C Major Triad = CEG

C Minor Triad = CEbG

C Diminished Triad = CEbGb

C Augmented Triad = CEG#

Piano Chord Chart

http://www.8notes.com

Christmas Song: Joy To The World

The history of the song can be found, here. Maybe try playing this famous Christmas Carol in a few of the major keys for piano practice.

1. Key of C

C                 Dm   C   G7 C
Joy to the world!  The Lord is come;
     F        G        C
Let earth receive her King.
C
Let every heart prepare Him room,
     C
And heav'n and nature sing,
     G7
And heav'n and nature sing,
     C      F   C     Dm   C  G7  C
And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.

2. Key of D

Joy to the world! 
[D] 
The Lord is come! 
[Em D A7 D] 
Let earth receive her King! 
[G A D] 
Let every heart prepare Him room, 
[D G D D G D] 
And heav'n and nature sing, 
[D] 
and heav'n and nature sing, 
[A A7] 
and heav'n and heav'n 
[D G D] 
and nature sing!

3. Key of E

E                     A       E
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
   A      B          E
Let earth receive her King;
   E          E          E
Let every heart prepare Him room,
    E                  E
And Heaven and nature sing,
    B                B
And Heaven and nature sing,
   E           A         E  B     E
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

4. Key of F

F                     Bb       F
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
   Bb      C          F
Let earth receive her King;
    F           F           F
Let every heart prepare Him room,
    F                 F
And Heaven and nature sing,
    C                 C
And Heaven and nature sing,
    F           Bb          F  C   F
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

5. Key of G

G                     C       G
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
    C     D           G
Let earth receive her King;
    G           G           G
Let every heart prepare Him room,
    G                 G
And Heaven and nature sing,
    D                 D
And Heaven and nature sing,
    G           C           G  D   G
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

6. Key of A

A                     D       A
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
    D     E           A
Let earth receive her King;
    A          A           A
Let every heart prepare Him room,
    A                 A
And Heaven and nature sing,
   E                 E
And Heaven and nature sing,
    A           D          A  E   A
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

7. Key of B

B                    E       B
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
    E     F           B
Let earth receive her King;
    B         B           B
Let every heart prepare Him room,
    B                 B
And Heaven and nature sing,
   F                F
And Heaven and nature sing,
    B           E          B  F  B
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Listen to Joy to The World Tracks in Bb, Db, Eb, and Gb at www.rhapsody.com

If you haven't seen this post on the chord dictionary, be sure and visit piano chords. Latinpianist provides a great study on basic chords for beginners.

Be sure and check out my article on Constructing Simple Chords.

I noticed some of you have signed up for the GospelKeys Master Class featuring Michael Bereal. That's so cool... thanks!

Have a wonderful Christmas season!

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

How to Play Merry Christmas, Darling

144 Chords To Know