I Don’t Know How But They Found Me – Oh Noel Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me – Oh Noel Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Oh Noel by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
F                  C                Dm                              Bb
Hasn’t every little Christmas wish been sent?
F                              C                Dm                Bb
Have sugar plums been dancing in your head?
F          C                Dm                Bb
I hope the holiday will find you well
F                C                F
Oh, Noel, oh, Noel

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[Verse 1]
Bb     C                F         Dm
I met you in December ’93
Bb                              C                F                              F7
Noel, been staying up the block with her mother’s family
Bb                              C                F                              C                Bb                Bbm
For two straight weeks, we ran through snow and kissed beneath the mistletoe
F                C                              F
And swore love in secret company

[Chorus]
F                              C                Dm                Bb
Hasn’t every little Christmas card been sent?
F                C                Dm                Bb
Has every child been tucked into their bed?
F                              C                Dm                Bb
I’m hoping that this song will find you well
F       C                F
Oh, Noel, oh, Noel

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[Verse 2]
Bb                C                F                Dm
A decade passed and letters all but died
Bb                              C                              F                              F7
Ten years that saw her folks divorced and best friend’s suicide
Bb        C                F     C                Bb                Bbm
I’d see her on occasion looking pale and petrified
F                              C                               F
I’d wave but she would only turn and cry

[Break]
Dm C Bb Bb Bbm

[Verse 3]
F                C                Dm                Bb
The embers in the fireplace are dead
F                              C                Dm                Bb
The late-night news reports are being read
F                              C                Dm                Bb
They found you in some dirty cheap motel
F                C                F
But oh well, oh well

[Outro]
Bb Bbm F
Noel, Noel, Noel

How to play Oh Noel: key, chords and progression

Oh Noel by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 6 chords: F, C, Dm, Bb, F7 and Bbm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – Dm – Bb (I – V – vi – IV in F major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes E, B, C#m, A, E7, Am (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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Oh Noel chords: questions

What key is Oh Noel in?

Oh Noel by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Oh Noel?

Oh Noel uses 6 chords: F, C, Dm, Bb, F7, Bbm.

What is the chord progression of Oh Noel?

The main progression is F – C – Dm – Bb (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Oh Noel easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes E, B, C#m, A, E7, Am (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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