The 12 days of christmas chords

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What is the most Christmassy chord?
What is the easiest Christmas song to play on guitar?
Which is the most beautiful guitar chord?
What are the 3 most useful chords?

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                               D  G  D  A7    D  Dsus4  D
Intro: 4/4 ||           ♪♪|                |             / ||
           (3 beat rest) 

          D                             A                 D
1. On the first day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
     D   G      D    A7     D   Dsus4  D
   A par-tridge in a pear | tree         / |

          D                               A                 D
2. On the se-cond day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7                         D   G      D    A      D  Dsus4  D
   Two tur-tle doves    And a par-tridge in a pear | tree         / |
                     
          D                             A                 D
3. On the third day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7
   Three French hens    Two tur-tle doves
         D   G      D    A7     D   Dsus4  D
   And a par-tridge in a pear | tree          / |

          D                              A                D
4. On the fourth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7
   Four cal-ling birds    Three French hens 
   A7                         D   G      D    A7     D  Dsus4  D
   Two tur-tle doves    And a par-tridge in a pear | tree         / |

          D                             A                 D
5. On the fifth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me

          D    E7      A        D
Refrain:  Five gold-en rings    Four calling birds
          G                    A7
          Three French hens    Two tur-tle doves
                D   G      D    A7     D  Dsus4  D
          And a par-tridge in a pear | tree         / |

          D                             A                 D
6. On the sixth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7
   Six  geese  a-lay-ing

         D    E7      A
Refrain: Five gold-en rings...

          D                                A   
7. On the sev-enth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7
   Se-ven swans a-swim-ming    Six geese a-lay-ing
                            
         D    E7      A
Refrain: Five gold-en rings...

          D                              A                 D
8. On the eighth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7
   Eight maids a-milk-ing    Seven swans a-swim-ming    Six geese a-lay-ing
          
         D    E7      A        D
Refrain: Five gold-en rings    Four calling birds
         G                    A7
         Three French hens    Two tur-tle doves
               D   G      D    A7     D  Dsus4  D
         And a par-tridge in a pear | tree         / |

          D                             A                 D
9. On the ninth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
   A7
   Nine la-dies dan-cing    Eight maids a-milk-ing
   A7
   Se-ven swans a-swim-ming    Six geese a-lay-ing
 
         D    E7      A
Refrain: Five gold-en rings...

           D                             A                 D
10. On the tenth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
    A7
    Ten lords a-leap-ing    Nine la-dies dan-cing    Eight maids a-milking
    A7
    Se-ven swans a-swim-ming    Six geese a-lay-ing

         D    E7      A
Refrain: Five gold-en rings...

             D                                A                 D
11. On the e-le-venth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
      A7                       
    E-le-ven pip-ers pip-ing   Ten lords a-leap-ing   Nine la-dies dan-cing
    A7                      
    Eight maids a-milking   Se-ven swans a-swim-ming   Six geese a-lay-ing
  
         D    E7      A
Refrain: Five gold-en rings...

           D                               A                 D
12. On the twelfth day of Christ-mas    My true love gave to me
    A7                               
    Twelve drum-mers drum-ming  E-le-ven pip-ers pip-ing  Ten lords a-leap-ing
    A7
    Nine la-dies dan-cing   Eight maids a-milking
    A7                       
    Se-ven swans a-swim-ming   Six geese a-lay-ing

         D    E7      A        D
Refrain: Five gold-en rings    Four calling birds
         G                    A7
         Three French hens    Two tur-tle doves
               D   G      D    A7   D
         And a par-tridge in a pear tree...

What is the most Christmassy chord?

The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all—a minor subdominant, or “iv,” chord with an added 6, under the words “underneath the Christmas tree,” among other places.

What is the easiest Christmas song to play on guitar?

Top 30 Easy Guitar Christmas Songs.

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Which is the most beautiful guitar chord?

9 Beautiful Chords on Guitar and How to Actually Play Them.

Cadd9..

Gsus4..

Am(add9).

Amaj7..

Dsus2 and Dsus4..

What are the 3 most useful chords?

The I, IV, and V chords are the three most common and arguably the most important harmonic elements in the musical universe. Built off of the first, fourth, and fifth notes of any major or minor scale, these three chords form the basis for much of the music found in several genres.