Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

By Bernard, Blane & Martin

As played by Wilton Felder (tbc)
As recorded by The Jackson 5
Transcribed by Tim Fletcher
From 'The Jackson 5
Christmas Album' 1970
Ballad

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q = 63 Gm
   
Dbmaj7
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C7sus4 C7 F Dm7 Gm7 Bbm C7

          
 
mp 3
3

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3 5
10 3 5 5 6
3 4 5 5

      Gm7

5 A+ Dm7 3 C7b9 F Dm7

           
   
3

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5 7
7 7 7 5 5 2 3 2
5 3 5 5 5

    
8 Eb7 Db7 C7 Bb7 Am7 Gm7 A D Gm7 C7b9
3
   
           
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3

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3 5
5 5
6 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3
6 5 3 5

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F 
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11 Gm7 Bbm A+
    
Dm7 C

           

3 3 3

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10
3 5 6 7 7 0 0
3 4 5 5 3
3 5 6

   C   
14 Gm7 Csus4 Dm7
   
C F
        
Gm7
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3 3

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5
5 0 0 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
1 3 3 4 5 5 3

      
F
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17 Dm A+/C# F/C

   
          

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7 6 5

  
2 3
5 5 4 4 3 3 5 3 0
1 3
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     
19 Bbmaj7 Bbm Am Abm Gm C7b9

       
       
3

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3
3 3 3 5
1 1 0 0 3 3
4 4 3 3

  
 
 
22 Fmaj7
     Dm E7b9

      


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10 1012 10
7 10 10 12 10 5
8 5 5 7
5

  
 
Gm
Am Ab+ G
     
24 C7sus4 C7
   
      
3

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12 12
7 7 6 6 6 5 12 12 2
7 7 10 10 3 3 5
3 6

  
27 F Dm7 Gm7 Bbm C7 A+ Dm

        
       
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3

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3 3 4 5
3 5 5 3 2 1 3 1 0 5 5

   
30 Gm7 C7b9 F Dm7 Gm7 C
            
  
    
3 3

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5
5 5 5 3 5 3 3 5
5 3 5 5 3 3 4
3

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A+/C#

        
33 Dm C G7/B Bb Dm
3

             

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7 6 6 5 5 4 4
7 0 0
5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 3
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36 Gm F/A Gm/Bb C F Ab Gm C7sus4 C7

   
           

 3
0 1 3
1 3 4 4 3 3
3 3

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39 F Dm 3 Gm Bb C Am Dm
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3

  
    
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         

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5 5 1 3 1 0 3 4 5
1 1 5 3

   
42 Gm7 C7 F Dm Gm7 C7
                
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3

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7 5
5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5
7 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 4

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   
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           
45 Dm A+/C# Csus4

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7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 10 8
7 10 7 3
5 5 4 4 3 3 4

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C7sus4 C7
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47 Bbmaj7 Bbm Am Abm Gm7 3

        
        

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5
8 5 3 3
6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3

       
50 Fmaj7 3 Dm E Am Ab+
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       

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3 7 6 6
3 0 3 5 5 7 7 7 7
5 3 1 5
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   
 
53 G7sus4   Gm7  C7sus4 C7
      
 

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1012 12 12
5 5 12 12 12
10 10 3 3 5

 
55 F Dm Gm Bb C A+ Dm
         3 3

          
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3

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3 3 3 4 5 3
5 5 4 3 1 3 1 0 3 4 5 5

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58 Gm C F Dm Gm C

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        

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5 10


5 3 0 0 5
3 5 3 3 4
3 6 3

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Dm 
       
61 A+/C# Csus4 G7/B Bb Dm
 
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7 6 5 4
0 0
5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

rall....

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(Fmaj7)
64 Gm F/A Gm/Bb C7b9 C# F#maj7
 
      
 

 0 1 3 4
 7

3 2

Funky/R & B q = 104

          
67 F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F Bb C F

                 
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3 5 5 7 7 8 8 10 10
3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
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                       
71 F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F Bb    C F

   
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10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 3 5 5 7 7 8 8 10
4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8

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C F
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75 F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F Bb
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    

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10 10 8
3 3 5 5 7 7 8 8 10 10 9 8 6
4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 6

      
79

         
F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F Bb C F

 
          
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5 5 7 7
8 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 5
6 6 8 5 6 7 8

            
C F
   
83 F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F Bb
    
      

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10 10
5 5 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10
8 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8

           
C F
            
87 F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F Bb

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5 5 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 7
8 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 10 7

      
91 F Bb/D G C/E A Dm/F (fade out)

             


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8 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8