Mother Mother – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Mother Mother – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

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ChordsF#F#/C#FaugC#augF#mF#m7Dmaj7Dmmaj7FdimG#dimAAmaj7A7

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[Intro]
F# F#/C# F# Faug
 C#aug Faug F#
F#m Faug F#m7 Faug x2

[Verse 1]
F#m      Faug   F#m7
Have yourself a merry
        Faug        F#m
little Christmas
         Faug
Let your heart be
 F#m7    Faug
 light
F#m      Faug
From now on
     F#m7
Your troubles will
     Faug     F#m
 be out of
 Faug     F#m7   Faug
sight

[Chorus]
   Dmaj7    Dmmaj7
So have yourself a
 Fdim           G#dim
Merry little Christmas
   F#m
 Faug   F#m7   Faug
Night
F#m    Faug   F#m7   Faug

[Verse 1]
F#m      Faug   F#m7
Have yourself a merry
        Faug        F#m
little Christmas
         Faug
Make the Yuletide
 F#m7     Faug
      gay
F#m      Faug
From now on
     F#m7             Faug
Your troubles will be miles
F#m    Faug   F#m7   Faug
   Away

[Chorus]
   Dmaj7    Dmmaj7
So have yourself a
 Fdim          G#dim    F#m
Merry little Christmas
Faug   F#m7   Faug
Day
F#m    Faug   F#m7   Faug

[Interlude]
F#m    Faug
 F#m7   Faug   x4

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[Verse 3]
A           Amaj7    A7
Through the years we all
           Amaj7    A
 will be together
       Amaj7   A7    Amaj7
If the fates allow
A        Amaj7   A7
Hang a shining star upon
      Amaj7     A
 the highest
 Amaj7  A7
Bough

[Chorus]
   Dmaj7    Dmmaj7
So have yourself a
 Fdim          G#dim
Merry little Christmas

[Outro]
F# F#/C# F# Faug C#aug
Night
 Faug Faug C#aug Faug

How to play Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: key, chords and progression

These are Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chords by Mother Mother on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Mother Mother is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 13 chords in all: F#, F#/C#, Faug, C#aug, F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7, Dmmaj7, Fdim, G#dim, A and Amaj7 and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F#m – Faug – F#m7 – Faug (vii – ♭VII – vii7 – ♭VII in G major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes E, Ebaug, Baug, Em, Em7, Cmaj7, Cmmaj7, Ebdim, F#dim, G (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Faug chord on guitar (xx3221)
FaugF A C♯
C#aug chord on guitar (xxx665)
C♯augC♯ E♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
Dmmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0221)
Dmmaj7D F A C♯
Fdim chord on guitar (xx3101)
FdimF A♭ C♭
G#dim chord on guitar (420404)
G♯dimG♯ B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120)
Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chords: questions

What key is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas in?

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Mother Mother is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas uses 13 chords: F#, F#/C#, Faug, C#aug, F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7, Dmmaj7, Fdim, G#dim, A, Amaj7 and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?

The main progression is F#m – Faug – F#m7 – Faug (vii – ♭VII – vii7 – ♭VII).

Is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes E, Ebaug, Baug, Em, Em7, Cmaj7, Cmmaj7, Ebdim, F#dim, G (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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