Christmas songs

O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) chords for ukulele

O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) needs 4 chords in C: C, G7, Dm and F. Here it is bar by bar: press any chord to hear it, Play to go through the whole carol, and the Key menu to move it to suit your voice.

Tempo100

p · ↓′ · ↓′ · · Three beats to the bar: a bass note, then two strums.

Colours

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What each chord does in its key. Press a chord to hear it and read more.

O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)

3/4, three beats a bar · 16 bars

Chord chart The chords of C major ›

O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum), 16 bars. Press a chord to hear it; Play goes through the whole carol.

The chords

Press a chord to hear it, or its name for every way to play it.

C

Ukulele · Standard

I

RGCEC

G7

Ukulele · Standard

V7

5♭73GDFB

Dm

Ukulele · Standard

ii

5R♭3ADFA

F

Ukulele · Standard

IV

3RACFA

How to play it

  • The strum. It is a waltz, three beats to the bar: strum down on 1, then down-up on 2 and 3, or play the bass note then two strums (Play uses the waltz pattern). Start slow, around 80 beats a minute, and change chord on the first beat of the bar.
  • The first note. The tune starts just before the first bar, on a pickup: count in and come in with the first chord on beat 1.
  • Too low or too high to sing? Change the key above. Or keep these shapes and put a capo on: two frets up raises the song a whole step (the capo chart works it out).
  • A new chord? Press its card for every way to play it, or start from the beginner chords.

About the carol

A traditional German folk tune; the Christmas words were written by Ernst Anschütz, a Leipzig teacher and organist, in 1824, reworking an older folk song. It became tied to Christmas in the 19th century with the fir-tree custom. (source)

Questions

What chords are in O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)?

In C: C, G7, Dm and F.

What key is O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) in?

It is sung in many keys. On ukulele C is the easiest, with open chords; use the Key menu for any other.

What strumming pattern does O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) use?

It is a waltz, three beats to the bar: strum down on 1, then down-up on 2 and 3, or play the bass note then two strums (Play uses the waltz pattern).

Sources

The chords were checked against these, bar by bar; where they differ, this page gives the version most beginner sheets agree on.

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