The First Noel Chord Chart
Welcome to my First Noel chord chart with guitar chords and strumming. This is another beautiful Christmas song to play on the guitar. I think it’s really one of my favorites to listen to.
This song is definitely more suited to fingerpicking than strumming, but I will put a strumming pattern below that you can use.
THE FIRST NOEL GUITAR CHORDS:
D A G A7 F#m
The chords themselves are relatively easy. Is you need an easy version of the F#m chord, you can use the one below.
THE FIRST NOEL STRUMMING PATTERN:
Now this song is in 6/8 time, so we will be counting to 6 instead of 3 or 4.
Strumming:
1 2 3 4 5 6
D D D D D D
Fingerpicking:
Stand 6/8 arpeggio pattern.
4 string chord play strings: 4 3 2 1 2 3
5 string chords play strings: 5 3 2 1 2 3
6 string chords play strings: 6 3 2 1 2 3
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THE FIRST NOEL CHORD CHART
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Verse:
D A G D
The first Noel, the angel did say,
G D
Was certain poor shepherds in
|D A7 | D
fields as they lay.
D A
In fields where they lay
G D
keeping their sheep,
G D
On a cold winter’s night that
|D A7| D
was so deep.
Chorus:
D F#m G D
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.
G D |D A7| D
Born is the King of Is—ra—el.
Verse:
D A G D
They looked up and saw a star,
G D
Shining in the east, be-
|D A7 | D
yond them far.
D A G D
And to the earth it gave great light,
G D
And it so continued both
|D A7 | D
day and night.
Chorus:
D F#m G D
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.
G D |D A7| D
Born is the King of Is—ra—el.
Verse:
D A G D
And by the light of that same star,
G D
Three wise men came from
|D A7| D
country far,
D A G D
To seek for a King was their intent,
G D
And to follow the star wher-
|D A7| D
ever it went.
Chorus:
D F#m G D
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.
G D |D A7| D
Born is the King of Is—ra—el.
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.