WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Time signature: 3/4 Typical tempo: ~130 bpm. Traditional
BUTTON-ACCORDION NOTATION
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An an exercise, choose drone-like-bass & chord tapping accompaniment".
For treble outside, use outside bass buttons 1 & 2
For treble inside, use outside bass buttons 3 & 4
OUTSIDE treble-row (high):
Use buttons 5 to 8*
Use buttons 5 to 8*
Verse 1 (of 3, plus a repeat of 1 at end)
.5 | .6 "6 "7* "6 "6* | .5* .5*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ - mas,
.5* | .7* "7* "7 "7* "6 | .6* .5
We wish you a mer-ry Christ- mas,
.5 | .7 "7 "8* "7 "7* | .6 .5*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ-mas,
.5 | .5* .7* .6* | :6
And a hap - py New Year!
Chorus:
.5 | .6 .6 .6 | :6* .6* | .6 .6* .5* | :5
Good tid-ings to you wher - ev - er you are,
.7* | .7 .7* .6 | .8 .5 .5 | .5* .7* .6* | :6
Good tid-ings for Christ-mas and a hap - py New Year
.5 | .6 "6 "7* "6 "6* | .5* .5*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ - mas,
.5* | .7* "7* "7 "7* "6 | .6* .5
We wish you a mer-ry Christ- mas,
.5 | .7 "7 "8* "7 "7* | .6 .5*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ-mas,
.5 | .5* .7* .6* | :6
And a hap - py New Year!
Chorus:
.5 | .6 .6 .6 | :6* .6* | .6 .6* .5* | :5
Good tid-ings to you wher - ev - er you are,
.7* | .7 .7* .6 | .8 .5 .5 | .5* .7* .6* | :6
Good tid-ings for Christ-mas and a hap - py New Year
INSIDE treble-row (low):
Buttons 2 to 4*, plus o3*
Buttons 2 to 4*, plus o3*
Verse 1 (of 3, plus a repeat of 1 at end)
.2 | .3 "3 "3* "3 "2* | .o3* .o3*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ - mas,
.o3* | .3* "3* "4 "3* "3 | .2* .2
We wish you a mer-ry Christ- mas, /
.2 | .4 "4 "4* "4 "3* | .3 .o3*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ-mas,
"2 "2 | .o3* .3* .2* | :3
And a hap - py New Year! /
Chorus:
.2 | .3 .3 .3 | :2*
Good tid-ings to you /
.2* | .3 .2* .o3* | :2
wher - ev - er you are, /
.3* | .4 .3* .3 | .5 .2
Good tid-ings for Christ-mas /
"2 "2 | .o3* .3* .2* | :3
and a hap - py New Year
.2 | .3 "3 "3* "3 "2* | .o3* .o3*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ - mas,
.o3* | .3* "3* "4 "3* "3 | .2* .2
We wish you a mer-ry Christ- mas, /
.2 | .4 "4 "4* "4 "3* | .3 .o3*
We wish you a mer-ry Christ-mas,
"2 "2 | .o3* .3* .2* | :3
And a hap - py New Year! /
Chorus:
.2 | .3 .3 .3 | :2*
Good tid-ings to you /
.2* | .3 .2* .o3* | :2
wher - ev - er you are, /
.3* | .4 .3* .3 | .5 .2
Good tid-ings for Christ-mas /
"2 "2 | .o3* .3* .2* | :3
and a hap - py New Year
youTube VIDEOS
Seven videos in keys of: Ab=1 D=1 F=1 G=4
Key: Ab
Tempo: ~108 bpm Posted by APPUSERIES |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~140 bpm A Childrens' Choir Posted by childrenlovetosing |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~113 bpm Piano: Yamaha Psr S910 Posted by: Nadish Jayasuriya |
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Key: F
Tempo: ~126 bpm Accordion duet Posted by Tomo Serizawa |
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Key: G for singing verses
(?) for musical interludes between the verses Group: Celtic Women posted by: CelticWomenVEVO |
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Key: G
Tempo: 140 bpm Piano Posted by Thomandy |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~160 bpm Guitar: Rilind Halitaj |
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Lyrics: (from this site, Version 1)
Verse 1
Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Verse 3 Chorus |
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas And a Happy New Year Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year. Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring us some figgy pudding And bring some out here And we won't go until we've got some We won't go until we've got some We won't go until we've got some So bring some out here |