O Come All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade (1711–1786) · G major · 4/4 · 96 BPM · 16 bars · Carols

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O Come All Ye Faithful sits in Carols, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 96 BPM.

Chords in this song

GDC

G

D

C

Chord chart

Chord chart
1G·DG
2C·GD
3G·DG
4CGDG

How to sing it

A processional in four, sixteen bars. Come-and-behold-him is D then G; the last four bars are O-come-let-us-adore-him, which is C–G–D–G. Take a breath before that last C.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · G · C · F · C · G · C · G · C · F · C · G · C
Db majorDb · Ab · Db · Gb · Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Db · Gb · Db · Ab · Db
D majorD · A · D · G · D · A · D · A · D · G · D · A · D
Eb majorEb · Bb · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb · Eb
E majorE · B · E · A · E · B · E · B · E · A · E · B · E
F majorF · C · F · Bb · F · C · F · C · F · Bb · F · C · F
F# majorF# · C# · F# · B · F# · C# · F# · C# · F# · B · F# · C# · F#
G major · Written in this keyG · D · G · C · G · D · G · D · G · C · G · D · G
Ab majorAb · Eb · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb · Ab
A majorA · E · A · D · A · E · A · E · A · D · A · E · A
Bb majorBb · F · Bb · Eb · Bb · F · Bb · F · Bb · Eb · Bb · F · Bb
B majorB · F# · B · E · B · F# · B · F# · B · E · B · F# · B

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Why this song is free to play

Adeste Fideles, attributed to John Francis Wade and circulating by the 1750s. Wade died in 1786, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1856. The 18th-century origin and Wade’s dates (1711–1786) were checked by search. The tune is usually dated to 1751.

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