Songnotes
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Intro
C ..... C ..... C ..... C .....Verse
C F C O holy night... the stars are brightly shining C G C It is the night of our dear savior's birth C F C Long lay the world... in sin and error pining Em B7 Em 'Til he appeared and the soul felt its worthPre-Chorus
G C A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices G C For yonder breaks a new and glorious mornChorus
Am Em Dm Am Fall----- on your knees------- O hear the angel voices C G C F C G C O night-------- divine-------- O night----- when Christ was born G C F C G C O night-------- divine-------- O night----- O night divineInstrumental Break
C ..... C ..... F ..... C ..... C ..... C ..... G ..... C ..... C ..... (played twice)Verse
C F C Truly he taught us to love one another C G C His law is love and his gospel is peace C F C Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother Em B7 Em And in his name all oppression shall ceasePre-Chorus
G C Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus rise we G C Let all within us praise his holy nameChorus
(louder) Am Em Dm Am Fall----- on your knees------- O hear the angel voices C G C F C G C O night-------- divine-------- O night----- when Christ was born G C F C G C O night-------- divine-------- O night----- O night divine (quieter) Am Em Dm Am Fall----- on your knees------- O hear the angel voices C G C F C G C O night-------- divine-------- O night----- when Christ was born G C F C G C O night-------- divine-------- O night----- O night divine (let final C ring to end)
Here is how to play the guitar chords used in this song.
e-|---0----1----3----0----0----1----2---- B-|---1----1----0----0----1----3----0---- G-|---0----2----0----0----2----2----2---- D-|---2----3----0----2----2----0----1---- A-|---3----3----2----2----0---------2---- E-|--------1----3----0------------------- C F G Em Am Dm B7
Of course, I am aware that Sufjan Stevens is not the original writer of this song. I give him credit here only because it is his version I enjoy the most, and his version I model my playing after. For info about this song and its original author, see the entry on Wikipedia.
Here is an video/audio clip of the Sufjan Stevens version of this song from his Christmas album. Listen along for reference.
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Song: O Holy Night
Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Album: Songs for Christmas
Year: 2006
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
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Here's a list of the 173 songs I've added to the site since December 2012. Each song was added by me personally.
Songs are grouped by the year they were released.
My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.
Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.
In December 2012, I began designing & developing a website that became Songnotes. Here, I share my personal collection of hand-crafted music notation with all those online. I hope you enjoy.
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