Jazzed-Up Jingle Bells - Page 3

by Rich Scott

The lyrics to Jingle Bells are shown below with the "vanilla" chord changes. Try playing the "vanilla" changes with a rock shuffle.

Verse 

E                   
Dashing through the snow,  
                    A
In a one-horse open sleigh,
                   B7       
O'er the fields we go,
                 E        
Laughing all the way.

E  
Bells on bob-tail ring.
               A  
Making spirits bright,
                  B7   
What fun it is to ride and sing
                    E  
A sleighing song to-night.  

Chorus

E                            
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
A              E        
Oh what fun it is to ride  
     F#7            B7
In a one-horse open sleigh.

E            
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.  
A              E
Oh what fun it is to ride  
     B7             E 
In a one-horse open sleigh.  

If you liked this lesson, click on Jeremy Cotton's WholeNote lesson: Frosty. (I like it better at a 180 tempo.) If you want to learn more about chord substitution, check out the Guitar Chords site at MoneyChords.com.

The arranger, Richard Scott, is a guitarist/songwriter with a degree in education. He is also the owner/webmaster of MoneyChords.com, a popular guitar lessons website. His other books include Chord Progressions For Songwriters, Money Chords, and Christmas Chord-Melody Arrangements.