Blue Christmas Chords & Guitar Lesson by Elvis Presley
Welcome to my Blue Christmas chord chart. The song is in the key of E major (E, B, B7, E7 & A), so to make it easier for more beginner players, I have added a Capo to the second fret so that we can avoid that dreaded B barre chord.
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Blue Christmas Chords:
A, A7, D, D7, E, G
Blue Christmas Strumming Patterns:
For the strumming you can use a straight eighth note pattern of you can swing the rhythm a little bit like Elvis does. I means the is a “Blue” Christmas, so using a shuffle pattern works really well.
Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
DU DU DU DU
Shuffle Strumming:
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4+ a
D UD UD UD U
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Blue Christmas Chord Chart
By Elvis Presley, Capo 2nd Fret
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D D A A
I'll have a blue Christmas without you
A7 A7 D D
I'll be so blue thinking about you
D7 D G E
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
E E A7 A7 (strum and stop)
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
D D A A
And the when those blue snowflakes start falling
A7 A7 D D
That's when those blue memories start calling
D7 D G E
You'll be doing all right, with your Christmas of white
A7 A7 D D (strum and stop)
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
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Interlude:
D D A A
A7 A7 D D
D7 D7 G E
You'll be doing all right, with your Christmas of white
A7 A7 D D (strum and hold)
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.