Welsh traditional tune Nos Galan · G major · 4/4 · 116 BPM · 16 bars · Carols
Deck the Halls sits in Carols, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 116 BPM.
GDEm
G
D
Em
| 1 | G | D | G | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | Em | G | · |
| 3 | · | D | G | D |
| 4 | · | Em | G | · |
Sixteen bars of a bright fa-la carol in G. Two matching A strains, a short B on D–Em, then home. The same verse repeats under passes=2.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G · C · G · Am · C · G · C · G · Am · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Bbm · Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Bbm · Db |
| D major | D · A · D · A · Bm · D · A · D · A · Bm · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · Cm · Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · Cm · Eb |
| E major | E · B · E · B · C#m · E · B · E · B · C#m · E |
| F major | F · C · F · C · Dm · F · C · F · C · Dm · F |
| F# major | F# · C# · F# · C# · D#m · F# · C# · F# · C# · D#m · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D · G · D · Em · G · D · G · D · Em · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Fm · Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Fm · Ab |
| A major | A · E · A · E · F#m · A · E · A · E · F#m · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F · Bb · F · Gm · Bb · F · Bb · F · Gm · Bb |
| B major | B · F# · B · F# · G#m · B · F# · B · F# · G#m · B |
No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.
The Welsh traditional tune Nos Galan, traceable to at least the 18th century (the 1700s), with no identifiable composer. A traditional melody more than 250 years old is not protected. Its Welsh origin and its dating to the 18th century or earlier were checked by search.
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