It might feel a bit early to be thinking and posting xmas tunes, but I'm a slow learner so what can I say. Anyway here is the next xmas tune I worked out with a heavy melodic choral progression in mind.
I am finding many of the chord changes challenging, making it a fun song to learn. So anyway, here is what I worked out for this one:
[Verse]
G C
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---3-----------0-------1-----3------0--------0------0-----5-----1---
---0-----------0-------0-----0------0--------0------0-----5-----0---
---0-----------0-------0-----0------0--------0------0-----5-----2---
---2-----------2-------2-----2------2--------2------2-----x-----3---
---3-----------3-------3-----3------3--------x------3-----x-----0---
1. Frost - y, the snow man was a jol - ly
3. Frost - y, the snow man knew the sun was
C G C
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---1-----1------3----------0------0----5-------1--------1------1---1----
---0-----0------0----------0------0----5-------0--------0------0---0----
---2-----2------0----------0------0----5-------2--------2------2---2----
---x-----3------2----------2------2----x-------3--------x------3---3----
---x-----0------3----------x------3----x-------x--------x------x---x----
hap - py soul, with a corn cob pipe and a
hot that day, so he said: "Let's run and we'll
G E7 Am D7 G
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---3------0------0------3---0-----3------1------0------1----3----
---0------0------1------1---1-----0------0------2------2----0----
---0------0------0------0---0-----2------2------0------0----0----
---2------2------2------2---2-----0------0------x------x----2----
---3------3------0------0---0-----x------x------x------x----3----
but - ton nose and two eyes made out of coal.
have some fun now be - fore I melt a - way."
G C
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---3-----------0-------1-----3------0---------0------0---5-------1----
---0-----------0-------0-----0------0---------0------0---5-------0----
---0-----------0-------0-----0------0---------0------0---5-------2----
---2-----------2-------2-----2------2---------2------2---x-------3----
---3-----------3-------3-----3------3---------x------3---x-------0----
Frost - y, the snow man is a fair - y
Down to the vil - lage with a broom - stick
C G C
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---1------1------3----------0-----0------5------1-----1-------1---
---0------0------0----------0-----0------5------0-----0-------0---
---2------2------0----------0-----0------5------2-----2-------2---
---x------3------2----------2-----2------x------3-----x-------3---
---x------0------3----------x-----3------x------x-----x-------x---
tale they say. He was made of snow but
in his hand, run - ning here and there all
C G E7 Am D7
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---1-----3-------0------0---------3-----0-----3--------1----0------x---
---0-----0-------0------1---------1-----1-----0--------0----2------x---
---2-----0-------0------0---------0-----0-----2--------2----0------0---
---3-----2-------2------2---------2-----2-----0--------0----x------x---
---x-----3-------3------0---------0-----0-----x--------x----x------x---
the chil - dren know how he came to life one
a - round the square, say - in' "Catch me if you
[Bridge]
G C G
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---x----------x-------1------1------1------1------0---------0----3---
---x----------0-------0------0------0------0------0---------0----0---
---x----------0-------2------2------2------2------0---------3----3---
---3----------2-------3------3------3------3------2---------2----2---
---x----------3-------x------x------x------x------x---------3----3---
day. There must have been some mag - ic in
can." He led them down the streets of town
G7 Am D D7 G D/A
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---0-------1-----1------3------1------0-----------0--------x------x---
---0-------2-----2------2------2------0-----------0--------2------2---
---3-------2-----2------0------0------0-----------0--------0------0---
---2-------0-----0------x------x------2-----------2--------0------0---
---3-------x-----x------x------x------3-----------3--------x------x---
that old silk hat they found, for when they
right to the traf - fic cop, and he on - ly
D Em
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---3--------3-------3----3------7------7-----3----5-------0---
---2--------2-------2----2------7------7-----2----4-------0---
---0--------0-------0----0------0------0-----0----5-------2---
---x--------x-------x----x------x------x-----x----x-------2---
---x--------x-------x----x------x------x-----x----x-------0---
placed it on his head he be - gan to
paused a mo - ment when_____ he heard him
[Verse]
A G D G
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---2-------2------3---------------3-----3-----------0-------1-----3---
---2-------2------0---------------2-----0-----------0-------0-----0---
---2-------2------0---------------0-----0-----------0-------0-----0---
---0-------0------2---------------x-----2-----------2-------2-----2---
---x-------x------3---------------x-----3-----------3-------3-----3---
dance a - round. 2. Oh, Frost - y, the snow
hol - ler, "Stop!" 4. For Frost - y, the snow
G C G
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---0--------0-----0----5------1----1----1-------3---------0-----0---
---0--------0-----0----5------0----0----0-------0---------0-----0---
---0--------0-----0----5------2----2----2-------0---------0-----0---
---2--------2-----2----x------3----x----3-------2---------2-----2---
---3--------x-----3----x------0----x----0-------3---------x-----3---
man was a - live as he could be, and the
man had to hur - ry on his way, but he
C G E7 Am
---5-------3------2-----0---0------x--------3-----x------x----0---x---
---5-------1------1-----1---1------3--------0-----0------3----0---3---
---5-------0------0-----0---0------0--------0-----1------1----1---0---
---5-------2------2-----2---2------0--------0-----0------0----0---2---
---x-------3------x-----3---3------2--------2-----2------2----2---0---
---x-------x------x-----x---x------3--------3-----0------0----0---x---
chil - dren say he could laugh and play just the same
waved good - bye say-in': "Don't you cry, I'll be back
[Outro]
Am D7 G
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---1----0------x------x----------3-----3----3---3-----3-----
---0----2------x------x----------0-----0----0---0-----0-----
---2----0------0------x----------0-----0----0---0-----0-----
---0----x------x------3----------2-----2----2---2-----2-----
---x----x------x------x----------3-----3----3---3-----3-----
as you and me.
a - gain some day." Thump-et - y thump thump,
D
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---0-----3----3---3-----3--------0------3----0-------3---x---
---0-----0----0---0-----0--------0------0----0-------0---2---
---0-----0----0---0-----0--------0------0----0-------0---0---
---2-----2----2---2-----2--------2------2----2-------2---0---
---3-----3----3---3-----3--------3------3----3-------3---x---
thump-et - y thump thump, look at Frost - y go.
D
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---3-----3----3---3-----3--------3-----3----3---3-----3--------3---3---
---2-----2----2---2-----2--------2-----2----2---2-----2--------2---2---
---0-----0----0---0-----0--------0-----0----0---0-----0--------0---0---
---x-----x----x---x-----x--------x-----x----x---x-----x--------x---x---
---x-----x----x---x-----x--------x-----x----x---x-----x--------x---x---
Thump-et - y thump thump, thump-et - y thump thump, o - ver
G
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---3-----3-------3----0----
---2-----2-------2----0----
---0-----0-------0----0----
---x-----x-------x----2----
---x-----x-------x----3----
the hills of snow.
Cool, didn't realize it was a little more complex with a few 7th chords in there. I like to sometimes just track some holiday songs during the holidays. But I can't sing so I pull out the 8 track, or (got a DP-32 now also) and do my own little versions with the vocal melody played on guitar (a instrumental.) Sometimes I will do the melody lead track and just stick chords in that seem right, and it gives it a tad different feel. I never get to complex or work on adding wild stuff in the melody, I just stick to how the singer would sing it. Or Rec the background and play it Christmas day. Fun stuff
