God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Composer unknown · English traditional · E minor · 4/4 · 112 BPM · 19 bars · Carols

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen sits in Carols, written in E minor. It uses 4 chords across 19 bars, at about 112 BPM.

Chords in this song

EmGCD

Em

G

C

D

Chord chart

Chord chart
VerseEmGEm·
2·GEm·
RefrainCG·D
4EmGEmD
5GEm·

How to sing it

Sing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen in E minor, four beats a bar, 19 bars. Pickup one beat. Eight bars of verse, then an eleven-bar refrain. Open on Em and rest on Em. Keep time at 112.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C minorCm · Eb · Cm · Eb · Cm · Ab · Eb · Bb · Cm · Eb · Cm · Bb · Eb · Cm
Db minorC#m · E · C#m · E · C#m · A · E · B · C#m · E · C#m · B · E · C#m
D minorDm · F · Dm · F · Dm · Bb · F · C · Dm · F · Dm · C · F · Dm
Eb minorD#m · F# · D#m · F# · D#m · B · F# · C# · D#m · F# · D#m · C# · F# · D#m
E minor · Written in this keyEm · G · Em · G · Em · C · G · D · Em · G · Em · D · G · Em
F minorFm · Ab · Fm · Ab · Fm · Db · Ab · Eb · Fm · Ab · Fm · Eb · Ab · Fm
F# minorF#m · A · F#m · A · F#m · D · A · E · F#m · A · F#m · E · A · F#m
G minorGm · Bb · Gm · Bb · Gm · Eb · Bb · F · Gm · Bb · Gm · F · Bb · Gm
Ab minorG#m · B · G#m · B · G#m · E · B · F# · G#m · B · G#m · F# · B · G#m
A minorAm · C · Am · C · Am · F · C · G · Am · C · Am · G · C · Am
Bb minorBbm · Db · Bbm · Db · Bbm · Gb · Db · Ab · Bbm · Db · Bbm · Ab · Db · Bbm
B minorBm · D · Bm · D · Bm · G · D · A · Bm · D · Bm · A · D · Bm

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An English traditional carol printed by the 18th century (the 1700s), composer unknown. Traditional material of that age is not protected. Its English origin and 18th-century dating were checked by search.

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