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Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
Now a bonus track on disc 2 of the reissue of "McCartney II"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Here's my GuitarPro file of the song which includes the solo and the "Ding
dong" harmonies:
http://plus.ultimate-guitar.com/p/paul_mccartney/wonderful_christmas_time_tab_online.html#131119
capo: 2nd fret
play: A
key: B
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CHORDS
The tabs in PJVillanueva's excellent tab of this song reproduce the
keyboard voicings perfectly:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/p/paul_mccartney/wonderful_christmas_time_tab.htm
But I found it hard to accompany myself singing this song and
simultaneously playing the chords on the higher frets. If you have
the same problem this might be a solution:
Verse
E-A-D-G-B-e
Amaj7 x-0-6-6-5-x or x-0-2-1-2-0
A6 x-0-4-2-2-x
E/A x-0-2-1-0-0
"Ding dong" part #1
E-A-D-G-B-e
A7 x-0-2-0-2-x
A6 x-0-4-2-2-x
A x-0-2-2-2-x
D6 x-x-0-4-3-2
[Chorus]/[Solo]
The chords in the chorus and in the solo are not easy to play.
But it is possible to leave all the jazzy options aside and
play them straight. If you want to hear the voicings of
the original, however, here are some suggestions:
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
E9 0-2-0-1-0-2
C#m7 x-4-6-4-5-4
F#m9 2-4-2-2-2-4
D x-x-0-2-3-5
G9 3-5-3-4-3-5 or 3-x-0-2-0-1
A x-0-2-2-2-0
Coda
Amaj7 x-0-6-6-5-x
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-x
A x-0-2-2-2-x
Amaj7* x-0-7-6-5-4 or (easier) x-0-2-1-2-0
Amaj13 x-0-6-6-7-7 or (easier) x-0-2-1-0-2
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Intro
A Amaj7 A F#m/A A E/A A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------4-------|--------5-------|--------7-------|--------9-------|
B|--------5-------|--------7-------|--------9-------|--------10------|
G|--------6-------|--------6-------|--------9-------|--------9-------|
D|--------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 D5 G9 A Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 D5 G9 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2---2---4---4---|5---5---0-------|2---2---4---4---|5---5---0-------|
B|3---0---5---2---|3---3---2-------|3---0---5---2---|3---3---2-------|
G|2---1---4---2---|2---4---2-------|2---1---4---2---|2---4---2-------|
D|4---0---6---2---|0---3---2-------|4---0---6---2---|0---3---2-------|
A|2---2---4---4---|----5---0-------|2---2---4---4---|----5---0-------|
E|----0-------2---|----3-----------|----0-------2---|----3-----------|
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[Intro] (see above)
| [A] [Amaj7] | [A] [F#m/A] |
| [A] [E/A] | [A] [A] |
| [Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9] | [D] [G9] [A] |
| [Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9] | [D] [G9] [A] |
Verse 1
[Amaj7]
The mood is right
[A6]
The spirits up
[E/A]
We're here tonight
[A]
And that's enough
Chorus
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
Verse 2
[Amaj7]
The party's on
[A6]
The feeling's here
[E/A]
That only comes
[A]
This time of year
Chorus
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Middle 8]
[A] [Bm7] [E] [ [A] ]
The choir of children sing their song
| [A] | [Bm7] [E] |
(synth)
[A7] [A6] [A] [A/C#]
Ding, dong, ding, dong
[A7] [A6] [A] [D]
Ding, dong, ding, uuuuuuuuuuuh
[D6] [D] [A]
Uuuuuuuuuuuh Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
Interlude
| [Amaj7] | [A6] | [E/A] | [A] |
(electric guitar)
Chorus
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
Verse 3
[Amaj7]
The word is out
[A6]
About the town
[E/A]
So lift your glass
[A]
Oh, and don't look down
Chorus
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply having
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Middle 8]
[A] [Bm7] [E] [ [A] ]
The choir of children sing their song
[A] [Bm7] [E]
They practiced all year long
[A]
Ding, dong, ding, dong,
[E]
Ding, dong, ding, dong,
[A] [E7]
Ding, dong, ding, dong,
[E7] [ [Amaj7] ]
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Verse 4
[Amaj7]
The party's on
[A6]
The spirits up
[E/A]
We're here tonight
[A]
And that's enough
Chorus
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
Solo
| [Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9] |
| [D] [G9] [D] [G9] |
2/4
| [D] [G9] [C#m7] [F#m9] | [C#m7] [F#m9] |
| [Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9] |
| [D] [G9] [A] |
Verse 5
[Amaj7]
The mood is right
[A6]
The spirits up
[E/A]
We're here tonight
[A]
And that's enough (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Chorus
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
[Bm7] [E9] [C#m7] [F#m9]
Simply ha- ving
[D] [G9] [A]
A wonderful Christmastime
Coda
[Amaj7] [Bm/A] [A] [Bm/A]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Amaj7] [Bm/A] [A]
Oh, oh, oh
[E] | [Amaj7]* | % | [Amaj13]
For Christmastime
