Chords for Please Come Home for Christmas, Eagles electric guitar how-to tutorial
Tempo:
60.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
B
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey everybody, today I'm going to go over the electric guitar part for the Eagles version
of the song, Please Come Home for Christmas.
This song was originally written by Charles Brown and the Eagles did a great cover of
it that's become pretty popular.
Now if you're looking for a version of this song that you can play by yourself on an acoustic
guitar or something for friends, this is probably not the version you're looking for.
I'll include some links to some videos out there that are probably better suited for that.
But this is really just covering, this is more suited for something being played with
a full band, and this is just covering the nice short muted [C#m] chops that [D#] are happening
all throughout that song, pretty much played right up in here on the neck.
Now I was playing a gig downtown of some Christmas music with some friends and needed to learn
how to play this song with a full band, and what I found online were really versions that
were being played down here lower on the neck.
There's [B] an A, an A major [C#m] 7, and an A7.
[G] But when you listen to the recording you can tell that those are higher pitched notes that
are being played higher up on the neck.
So without having anything else to go by I just listened to the song and figured it out
as best I could.
This may not be 100% accurate, but I believe it's pretty accurate and is a lot [A] more true
to what's actually happening on the recording.
So instead of playing those chords down here, we're going to play them up here higher up
on the neck.
And you're really just going to be focusing on the bottom three strings.
In most cases I am using one of my fingers to mute this D string so that if I accidentally
hit it, it's going to be muted anyway and it isn't going to sound.
So instead of playing the A, [C#m] A major 7, and A7 [G#] down here, [F] you can play those up here.
You take a D form and put it up here on the bottom three strings on the 9th fret.
And here's [F#m] our A, A major 7 as a bar, [B] and the A7 just like that.
There's also a D.
[D] There's a D minor at one [F#] point.
There's a B7.
There's an E.
An E [G#] augmented.
I like that chord.
[C#] There's also a C and an F sharp [D] minor and a B [N] at one point right here.
We also cover that E [E] augmented down here.
You get to play with the tremolo as well.
So that's pretty much all of the chords in the song.
I'll [B] play along with a recorded version that was recorded and done by Maurice Roper Music.
I've included a link down there to his version of that song.
Thanks, Maurice.
That's a great version that you did.
I appreciate it.
We'll go through the whole song using his version and just play the whole thing.
Hope it helps.
[F#m] [A]
Bells will be ringing, [C#m] the [A] sad, sad news.
Oh, [D] what a Christmas to [D#] have the blues.
My [A] baby's gone.
[D] I [A] have no friend [F#m] to [B] wish me greetings once [E] again.
[A] Choirs will be singing, [E] [A] silent night.
[D] Christmas carols by [B] candlelight.
Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[D] Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[F#m] If [B] not for Christmas, [E] by [A] New Year's night.
Friends [D] and relations, [Dm] since salutation.
[A] Sure [E] as the stars [A] shine above.
[D] But this is Christmas.
Yeah, [Dm] Christmas, my dear.
It's the [B] time of year to be with the [E] one you love.
So [A] won't you tell [E] me [A] you'll never more roam.
[D] Christmas and New Year will [B] find you home.
[A] No more sorrow, [C#] no [F#m] grief and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again.
[C#m] [A]
[D] [D#] There'll be [A] no more sorrow, [C#] no grief [F#m] and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again.
[D] [A]
of the song, Please Come Home for Christmas.
This song was originally written by Charles Brown and the Eagles did a great cover of
it that's become pretty popular.
Now if you're looking for a version of this song that you can play by yourself on an acoustic
guitar or something for friends, this is probably not the version you're looking for.
I'll include some links to some videos out there that are probably better suited for that.
But this is really just covering, this is more suited for something being played with
a full band, and this is just covering the nice short muted [C#m] chops that [D#] are happening
all throughout that song, pretty much played right up in here on the neck.
Now I was playing a gig downtown of some Christmas music with some friends and needed to learn
how to play this song with a full band, and what I found online were really versions that
were being played down here lower on the neck.
There's [B] an A, an A major [C#m] 7, and an A7.
[G] But when you listen to the recording you can tell that those are higher pitched notes that
are being played higher up on the neck.
So without having anything else to go by I just listened to the song and figured it out
as best I could.
This may not be 100% accurate, but I believe it's pretty accurate and is a lot [A] more true
to what's actually happening on the recording.
So instead of playing those chords down here, we're going to play them up here higher up
on the neck.
And you're really just going to be focusing on the bottom three strings.
In most cases I am using one of my fingers to mute this D string so that if I accidentally
hit it, it's going to be muted anyway and it isn't going to sound.
So instead of playing the A, [C#m] A major 7, and A7 [G#] down here, [F] you can play those up here.
You take a D form and put it up here on the bottom three strings on the 9th fret.
And here's [F#m] our A, A major 7 as a bar, [B] and the A7 just like that.
There's also a D.
[D] There's a D minor at one [F#] point.
There's a B7.
There's an E.
An E [G#] augmented.
I like that chord.
[C#] There's also a C and an F sharp [D] minor and a B [N] at one point right here.
We also cover that E [E] augmented down here.
You get to play with the tremolo as well.
So that's pretty much all of the chords in the song.
I'll [B] play along with a recorded version that was recorded and done by Maurice Roper Music.
I've included a link down there to his version of that song.
Thanks, Maurice.
That's a great version that you did.
I appreciate it.
We'll go through the whole song using his version and just play the whole thing.
Hope it helps.
[F#m] [A]
Bells will be ringing, [C#m] the [A] sad, sad news.
Oh, [D] what a Christmas to [D#] have the blues.
My [A] baby's gone.
[D] I [A] have no friend [F#m] to [B] wish me greetings once [E] again.
[A] Choirs will be singing, [E] [A] silent night.
[D] Christmas carols by [B] candlelight.
Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[D] Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[F#m] If [B] not for Christmas, [E] by [A] New Year's night.
Friends [D] and relations, [Dm] since salutation.
[A] Sure [E] as the stars [A] shine above.
[D] But this is Christmas.
Yeah, [Dm] Christmas, my dear.
It's the [B] time of year to be with the [E] one you love.
So [A] won't you tell [E] me [A] you'll never more roam.
[D] Christmas and New Year will [B] find you home.
[A] No more sorrow, [C#] no [F#m] grief and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again.
[C#m] [A]
[D] [D#] There'll be [A] no more sorrow, [C#] no grief [F#m] and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again.
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
B
E
F#m
A
D
B
Hey everybody, today I'm going to go over the electric guitar part for the Eagles version
of the song, Please Come Home for Christmas.
This song was originally written by Charles Brown and the Eagles did a great cover of
it that's become pretty popular.
Now if you're looking for a version of this song that you can play by yourself on an acoustic
guitar or something for friends, this is probably not the version you're looking for.
I'll include some links to some videos out there that are probably better suited for that.
But this is really just covering, this is more suited for something being played with
a full band, and this is just covering the nice short muted [C#m] chops that [D#] are happening
all throughout that song, pretty much played right up in here on the neck.
Now I was playing a gig downtown of some Christmas music with some friends and needed to learn
how to play this song with a full band, and what I found online were really versions that
were being played down here lower on the neck.
There's [B] an A, an A major [C#m] 7, and an A7.
[G] But when you listen to the recording you can tell that those are higher pitched notes that
are being played higher up on the neck.
So without having anything else to go by I just listened to the song and figured it out
as best I could.
This may not be 100% accurate, but I believe it's pretty accurate and is a lot [A] more true
to what's actually happening on the recording.
So instead of playing those chords down here, we're going to play them up here higher up
on the neck.
And you're really just going to be focusing on the bottom three strings.
In most cases I am using one of my fingers to mute this D string so that if I accidentally
hit it, it's going to be muted anyway and it isn't going to sound.
So instead of playing the A, [C#m] A major 7, and A7 [G#] down here, [F] you can play those up here.
You take a D form and put it up here on the bottom three strings on the 9th fret.
And here's [F#m] our A, A major 7 as a bar, [B] and the A7 just like that.
There's also a D.
[D] There's a D minor at one [F#] point.
There's a B7.
There's an E.
An E [G#] augmented.
I like that chord.
[C#] There's also a C and an F sharp [D] minor and a B [N] at one point right here.
We also cover that E [E] augmented down here. _
You get to play with the tremolo as well.
So that's pretty much all of the chords in the song.
I'll [B] play along with a recorded version that was recorded and done by Maurice Roper Music.
I've included a link down there to his version of that song.
Thanks, Maurice.
That's a great version that you did.
I appreciate it.
We'll go through the whole song using his version and just play the whole thing.
Hope it helps.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Bells will be ringing, [C#m] the [A] sad, sad news.
Oh, [D] what a Christmas to [D#] have the blues.
My [A] baby's gone.
[D] I [A] have no friend [F#m] to [B] wish me greetings once [E] again. _
[A] Choirs will be singing, [E] _ [A] silent night.
[D] Christmas carols by [B] candlelight.
Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[D] Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[F#m] If [B] not for Christmas, [E] by [A] New Year's night.
Friends [D] and relations, _ [Dm] since salutation. _
[A] Sure [E] as the stars [A] shine above. _
[D] But this is Christmas.
Yeah, [Dm] Christmas, my dear.
It's the [B] time of year to be with the [E] one you love.
So [A] won't you tell [E] me [A] you'll never more roam.
[D] Christmas and New Year will [B] find you home. _
[A] No more sorrow, [C#] no [F#m] grief and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again. _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ There'll be [A] no more sorrow, _ [C#] no grief [F#m] and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of the song, Please Come Home for Christmas.
This song was originally written by Charles Brown and the Eagles did a great cover of
it that's become pretty popular.
Now if you're looking for a version of this song that you can play by yourself on an acoustic
guitar or something for friends, this is probably not the version you're looking for.
I'll include some links to some videos out there that are probably better suited for that.
But this is really just covering, this is more suited for something being played with
a full band, and this is just covering the nice short muted [C#m] chops that [D#] are happening
all throughout that song, pretty much played right up in here on the neck.
Now I was playing a gig downtown of some Christmas music with some friends and needed to learn
how to play this song with a full band, and what I found online were really versions that
were being played down here lower on the neck.
There's [B] an A, an A major [C#m] 7, and an A7.
[G] But when you listen to the recording you can tell that those are higher pitched notes that
are being played higher up on the neck.
So without having anything else to go by I just listened to the song and figured it out
as best I could.
This may not be 100% accurate, but I believe it's pretty accurate and is a lot [A] more true
to what's actually happening on the recording.
So instead of playing those chords down here, we're going to play them up here higher up
on the neck.
And you're really just going to be focusing on the bottom three strings.
In most cases I am using one of my fingers to mute this D string so that if I accidentally
hit it, it's going to be muted anyway and it isn't going to sound.
So instead of playing the A, [C#m] A major 7, and A7 [G#] down here, [F] you can play those up here.
You take a D form and put it up here on the bottom three strings on the 9th fret.
And here's [F#m] our A, A major 7 as a bar, [B] and the A7 just like that.
There's also a D.
[D] There's a D minor at one [F#] point.
There's a B7.
There's an E.
An E [G#] augmented.
I like that chord.
[C#] There's also a C and an F sharp [D] minor and a B [N] at one point right here.
We also cover that E [E] augmented down here. _
You get to play with the tremolo as well.
So that's pretty much all of the chords in the song.
I'll [B] play along with a recorded version that was recorded and done by Maurice Roper Music.
I've included a link down there to his version of that song.
Thanks, Maurice.
That's a great version that you did.
I appreciate it.
We'll go through the whole song using his version and just play the whole thing.
Hope it helps.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Bells will be ringing, [C#m] the [A] sad, sad news.
Oh, [D] what a Christmas to [D#] have the blues.
My [A] baby's gone.
[D] I [A] have no friend [F#m] to [B] wish me greetings once [E] again. _
[A] Choirs will be singing, [E] _ [A] silent night.
[D] Christmas carols by [B] candlelight.
Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[D] Please [A] come home for Christmas.
[F#m] If [B] not for Christmas, [E] by [A] New Year's night.
Friends [D] and relations, _ [Dm] since salutation. _
[A] Sure [E] as the stars [A] shine above. _
[D] But this is Christmas.
Yeah, [Dm] Christmas, my dear.
It's the [B] time of year to be with the [E] one you love.
So [A] won't you tell [E] me [A] you'll never more roam.
[D] Christmas and New Year will [B] find you home. _
[A] No more sorrow, [C#] no [F#m] grief and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again. _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ There'll be [A] no more sorrow, _ [C#] no grief [F#m] and pain.
And [A] I'll be happy.
Christmas once again.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _