Composer unknown · English West Country traditional · G major · 3/4 · 132 BPM · 16 bars · Carols
We Wish You a Merry Christmas sits in Carols, written in G major. It uses 8 chords across 16 bars, at about 132 BPM.
GCA7D7B7EmDAm
G
C
A7
D7
B7
Em
D
Am
| 1 | G | C | A7 | D7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | B7 | Em | C / D7 | G |
| 3 | · | D | A7 | D7 |
| 4 | G | Am | D7 | G |
Fast and excited, in three. The drop from B7 into Em is the one moment the song darkens; press it slightly and everything else sounds brighter. It looks like many chords, but nearly all last one bar, so keep the beat and it works.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · D7 · G7 · E7 · Am · F · G7 · C · G · D7 · G7 · C · Dm · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Eb7 · Ab7 · F7 · Bbm · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab7 · Db · Ebm · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · G · E7 · A7 · F#7 · Bm · G · A7 · D · A · E7 · A7 · D · Em · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · F7 · Bb7 · G7 · Cm · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb7 · Eb · Fm · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · A · F#7 · B7 · G#7 · C#m · A · B7 · E · B · F#7 · B7 · E · F#m · B7 · E |
| F major | F · Bb · G7 · C7 · A7 · Dm · Bb · C7 · F · C · G7 · C7 · F · Gm · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · B · G#7 · C#7 · A#7 · D#m · B · C#7 · F# · C# · G#7 · C#7 · F# · G#m · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · C · A7 · D7 · B7 · Em · C · D7 · G · D · A7 · D7 · G · Am · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Bb7 · Eb7 · C7 · Fm · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb7 · Ab · Bbm · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · D · B7 · E7 · C#7 · F#m · D · E7 · A · E · B7 · E7 · A · Bm · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · C7 · F7 · D7 · Gm · Eb · F7 · Bb · F · C7 · F7 · Bb · Cm · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · E · C#7 · F#7 · D#7 · G#m · E · F#7 · B · F# · C#7 · F#7 · B · C#m · F#7 · B |
An anonymous carol handed down from the West Country of England since the 16th century (the 1500s). With no identifiable composer and more than 400 years of age it is not protected. Its 16th-century West Country origin and anonymous status were checked by search.