Jingle Bell Rock chords
by Hilary DuffSong Key: A Major with a key change to B♭ Major
Key Signature A Major: 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
Key Signature Bb Major: 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 140 bpm (Moderate rock)
Vocal Range: B3 - B4
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Chords: A, Amaj7, A6, Bm7, B7, D, Dm, E7, F#7 → B♭, B♭maj7, B♭6, Cm7, Eb, E♭m, F7
Play-Along Video & Chord Charts
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Jingle Bell Rock
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
A Amaj7 Bm7 E7
Intro: 4/4 | Drums ‖: Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh :‖
A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7
1. Jin-gle Bell Jin-gle Bell Jin-gle Bell Rock
A6 Amaj7 Bm7 E7
Jin-gle Bells swing and Jin-gle Bells ring
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
Snow-ing and blow-ing up bush-els of fun
Bm7 E7
Now the Jin-gle hop has be-gun
A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7
2. Jin-gle Bell Jin-gle Bell Jin-gle Bell Rock
A6 Amaj7 Bm7 E7
Jin-gle Bells chime in Jin-gle Bell time
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
Danc-ing and pranc-ing in Jin-gle Bell square
Bm7 E7 A
In the fros-ty air
D Bm
Bridge: What a bright time It's the right time
A
To rock the night a-way
B7
Jin-gle Bell time Is a swell time
E7
To go glid-ing in a one-horse sleigh
A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7
3. Gid-dy-up Jin-gle horse Pick up your feet
A6 Amaj7 F#7
Jin-gle a-round the clock
D Dm
Mix and a-min-gle in the jing-ling beat
Bm7 E7 A
That's the Jin-gle Bell (Rock)
A Amaj7 Bm7 E7
| Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh |
A Amaj7 Bm7 E7
| Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh (What a) |
D Bm7
Bridge: What a bright time It's the right time
A
To rock the night a-way
B7
Jin-gle Bell time Is a swell time
E7 F7
To go glid-ing in a one-horse sleigh... (key change) a one-horse sleigh
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7
4. Jin-gle Bell Jin-gle Bell Jin-gle Bell Rock
Bb6 Bbmaj7 Cm7 F7
Jin-gle Bells swing and Jin-gle Bells ring
Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7
Snow-ing and blow-ing up bush-els of fun
Cm7 F7
Now the Jin-gle hop has be-gun
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7
5. Gid-dy-up Jingle horse Pick up your feet
Bb6 Bbmaj7 G7
Jin-gle a-round the clock
Eb Ebm
Mix and a-min-gle in the jing-ling beat
Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 Bb
That's the jin-gle Bell That's the Jin-gle Bell That's the Jin-gle Bell (Rock)
Bb Bbmaj7 Cm7 F7
| Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh | ...repeat to fade- Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
- Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works
- Easier version without a key change - Key of D Major
Notes:
- This version may be a little out of reach for beginners as there are some pretty testing chords in this arrangement.
- ||: :|| means that anything between the 2 colons (:) is to be repeated once. Therefore, the 4 bars of Intro after the first bar of Drums is repeated once - 8 bars in total... just follow the singing if you are unsure.
- (Rock) at the end of verse 3 actually belongs on the first beat of the next bar where the backing vocals come in. This is good to know if you are unsure of the timing.
- Without the key change, the song is pretty easy, and I urge beginners to practice all the chords before the key change. If you are not playing along with the video, you can continue using these chords without a key change, as verses 4 & 5 are repeat verses.
- Beginners can also use the Transposer to find a comfortable Key, the easiest being C Major and G major (without key changes).
