Copy-paste your Chord Page here and press execute C Rudolph the red-nose reindeer, G7 Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it, C You would even say it glows C All of the other reindeer, G7 Used to laugh and call him names; They never let poor Rudolph, C C7 Join in any reindeer games F C Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Dm G7 C Santa came to say G Rudolph with your nose so bright, D7 G7 Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? C Then all the other reindeer loved to him, G7 As they shouted out with glee Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, C You'll go down in history
The most famous reindeer of all
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer was written by Johnny Marks
- Original Published Key: C Major
- First Appearance - 1939: Rudolph's first appearance was in a booklet written by Robert L. May and published by Montgomery Ward.
- First Recording: Gene Autry - The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the Christmas week of 1949 with 2.5 million copies sold in the first year, eventually reaching a total of 25 million. Until the 1980's, it was the 2nd best-selling single of all time.
- Featured Artists: The Kiboomers
- Music: Key of G Major in 2/2 time at 84 bpm (𝅗𝅥)
- Chords: C, Bm, Am, A, A7, G, B7, Em, D, D7
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyIntro: 4/4 C Bm Am G You know Dash-er and Dan-cer and Pran-cer and Vix-en C Bm Am G Com-et and Cup-id and Don-ner and Blitz-en Em B7 Em A7 D7 But do you re-call The most fam-ous rein-deer of all G D7 1. Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Rein-deer Had a ve-ry shi-ny nose G And if you e-ver saw him You would e-ven say it glows G D7 All of the o-ther rein-deer Used to laugh and call him names G They ne-ver let poor Ru-dolph Join in a-ny rein-deer games C G C G Bridge: Then one fog-gy Christ-mas Eve San-ta came to say D7 A7 D7 Ru-dolph with your nose so bright Won't you lead my sleigh to-night G D7 2. Then all the rein-deer loved him As they shout-ed out with glee G Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Rein-deer You'll go down in his-to-ry C Bm Am G C Bm Am G Instr: | | | | | | | | | Em B7 Em Em A A7 D D7 | | | | | | | | | G D7 3. Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Rein-deer Had a ve-ry shi-ny nose G And if you e-ver saw him You would e-ven say it glows G D7 All of the o-ther rein-deer Used to laugh and call him names G They ne-ver let poor Ru-dolph Join in a-ny rein-deer games C G C G Bridge: Then one fog-gy Christ-mas Eve San-ta came to say D7 A7 D7 Ru-dolph with your nose so bright Won't you lead my sleigh to-night G D7 4. Then all the rein-deer loved him As they shout-ed out with glee G Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Rein-deer You'll go down in his-to-ry woo...- Free Sheet Music - Vocal/Piano/Guitar - C Major
Notes:
- This song is ideal for beginners. The Bm is a little tricky but stick with it... think of it as an Am chord played up 2 frets with the chord played using fingers 2,3, and 4 and the index finger added to the 1st string, 2nd fret... see charts.
- The tempo is set at 84 bpm in half-note time or 168 bpm in quarter-note time.
- It sounds better if you set your metronome at 84 bpm in half-note time which means the click will sound 2x per bar (beats 1 & 3) instead of 4x per bar (beats 1 2 3 4)... the choice is yours.
- The lyrics are slightly altered with the use of, 'lead my sleigh tonight' instead of 'guide my sleigh tonight', along with a few other subtle changes.
- The easiest key for beginners is C major. If you want to play with the video, you will need a capo on the 7th fret. It may sound a little high but it will get you by.
- If you are playing with another guitarist, one could play in G major while the other in C Major with a Capo on 7 - see what you think!