Composer unknown · English traditional · E minor · 4/4 · 112 BPM · 20 bars · Carols
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen sits in Carols, written in E minor. It uses 5 chords across 20 bars, at about 112 BPM.
EmCGB7D
Em
C
G
B7
D
| 1 | Em | · | C | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | B7 | · | Em | · |
| 3 | C | G | B7 | · |
| 4 | Em | · | D | G |
| 5 | B7 | · | Em | · |
A minor carol that keeps breaking into G. B7 is the warning; G is the comfort. The last stretch D–G–B7–Em is the tidings-of-comfort line — land the Em and do not add a major chord after it.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · Ab · Eb · G7 · Cm · Ab · Eb · G7 · Cm · Bb · Eb · G7 · Cm |
| Db minor | C#m · A · E · G#7 · C#m · A · E · G#7 · C#m · B · E · G#7 · C#m |
| D minor | Dm · Bb · F · A7 · Dm · Bb · F · A7 · Dm · C · F · A7 · Dm |
| Eb minor | D#m · B · F# · A#7 · D#m · B · F# · A#7 · D#m · C# · F# · A#7 · D#m |
| E minor · Written in this key | Em · C · G · B7 · Em · C · G · B7 · Em · D · G · B7 · Em |
| F minor | Fm · Db · Ab · C7 · Fm · Db · Ab · C7 · Fm · Eb · Ab · C7 · Fm |
| F# minor | F#m · D · A · C#7 · F#m · D · A · C#7 · F#m · E · A · C#7 · F#m |
| G minor | Gm · Eb · Bb · D7 · Gm · Eb · Bb · D7 · Gm · F · Bb · D7 · Gm |
| Ab minor | G#m · E · B · D#7 · G#m · E · B · D#7 · G#m · F# · B · D#7 · G#m |
| A minor | Am · F · C · E7 · Am · F · C · E7 · Am · G · C · E7 · Am |
| Bb minor | Bbm · Gb · Db · F7 · Bbm · Gb · Db · F7 · Bbm · Ab · Db · F7 · Bbm |
| B minor | Bm · G · D · F#7 · Bm · G · D · F#7 · Bm · A · D · F#7 · Bm |
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.