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Silent Night (jazz)
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Silent Night
(Franz Xaver Gruber/Joseph Mohr)
English lyrics: John Freeman Young)
Here’s a jazzy arrangement that I like to play. Enjoy!
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CHORDS / SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
Bm9 x-2-0-2-2-2
A9sus4 x-0-5-4-3-x
F#dim x-x-4-5-4-5
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Dmaj/C# x-4-x-2-2-2
Fdim x-x-3-4-3-4
B9 x-2-1-2-2(2)
E7#9 0-2-3-1-0-x
Amaj13 5-x-6-6-7(7)
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INTRO
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|0---2---0---|1-----------|0---2---0---|3-------1---|
B|2-----------|2-----------|2-----------|1-------1---|
G|1-----------|2-----------|1-----------|----2-------|
D|------------|0-----------|------------|------------|
A|0-----------|------------|0-----------|1-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
VERSE
Amaj7 Bm9 C#m7 F#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|0-----2-0---|------------|------------|------------|
B|2-----------|2-------0---|5-----7--5--|2-----------|
G|1-----------|2-----------|4-----------|3-------3---|
D|----2-------|0---0-------|6---6-------|2---2-------|
A|0-----------|2-----------|4-----------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|2-----------|
Bm E7 A A9sus4 A7
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|3-------3---|0-----------|2-------2---|3-------2---|
G|2-----------|1-------1---|2-------2---|4-------2---|
D|4---4-------|----0-------|2---2-------|----5---5---|
A|2-----------|------------|0-----------|0-------0---|
E|------------|0-----------|------------|------------|
Dmaj7 F#dim Amaj7 A7
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|2-------2---|5-----4-----|0-----2-0---|------------|
B|2-------2---|4-------7---|2-----------|2---0---2---|
G|2---2-------|5-----------|1-----------|0-------0---|
D|0-----------|4-----------|----2-------|2-------2---|
A|------------|------------|0-----------|0-------0---|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|2-------2---|5-----4-2---|0-----2-0---|0-----------|
B|2-------2---|3-------3---|2-----------|2-----------|
G|2---2-------|2-------2---|1-----------|1-------2---|
D|0-----------|----4-------|----2-------|----2-------|
A|--------4---|2-------2---|0-----------|0-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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Bm7 E7 Fdim F#m7 B9
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|3-------3---|3-----0-----|------------|2-----------|
G|2-------2---|1--------1--|2-----------|2-------2---|
D|4---4-------|2---2----0--|2-------2---|1---1-------|
A|2-----------|------------|----4-------|2-----------|
E|------------|0--------1--|2-----------|------------|
|TURNAROUND
A F#7 Bm7 E7b9 A Bm7 E7
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------|--------0---|------------|
B|2-------2---|5-----3-0---|----2-------|3-------0---|
G|2-------3---|2-------1---|2-----------|2-------1---|
D|2---2---2---|4---4---3---|2-----------|4-------0---|
A|0-----------|2-----------|0-----------|2-----------|
E|--------2---|--------0---|------------|--------0---|
|CODA
A Dm7 Amaj13
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------|------------(6)
B|2-----------|6-------8---|6
G|2-------2---|5-----------|5
D|2---2-------|7---7-------|5
A|0-----------|5-----------|-
E|------------|------------|5
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Amaj Bm9 C#m7 F#7
1. Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7 E7 A A9sus4 A7
All's asleep, one sole light,
Dmaj7 F#dim7 Amaj7 A7
Just the faithful and holy pair,
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
Love--ly boy-child with curly hair
Bm7 E7 F#m7 B9
Sleep in heavenly pea--ce!
Sleep in heavenly peace!
2. Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7 E7 A A9sus4 A7
God's Son laughs, o how bright.
Dmaj7 F#dim7 Amaj7 A7
Love from your holy lips shines clear,
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
As the dawn of salvation draws near,
Bm7 E7 F#m7 B9
Jesus, Lord, with your bi---rth!
A F#7 Bm7 E7b9 A Bm7 E7 [= TURNAROUND]
Jesus, Lord, with your birth!
3. Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7 E7 A A9sus4 A7
Brought the world peace tonight,
Dmaj7 F#dim7 Amaj7 A7
From the heavens' golden height
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
Shows the grace of His holy might
Bm7 E7 F#m7 B9
Jesus, as man on this ea---rth!
A F#7 Bm7 E7b9 A Bm7 E7 [= TURNAROUND]
Jesus, as man on this earth!
4. Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7 E7 A A9sus4 A7
Where today all the might
Dmaj7 F#dim7 Amaj7 A7
Of His fatherly love us graced
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
And then Jesus, as brother embraced.
Bm7 E7 F#m7 B9
All the peoples on ea---rth!
A F#7 Bm7 E7b9 A Bm7 E7 [= TURNAROUND]
All the peoples on earth!
5. Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7 E7 A A9sus4 A7
Long we hoped that He might,
Dmaj7 F#dim7 Amaj7 A7
As our Lord, free us of wrath,
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
Since times of our fathers He hath
Bm7 E7 F#m7 B9
Promised to spare all manki-nd!
A F#7 Bm7 E7b9 A Bm7 E7 [= TURNAROUND]
Promised to spare all man--kind!
6. Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7 E7 A A9sus4 A7
Sheperds first see the sight.
Dmaj7 F#dim7 Amaj7 A7
Told by angelic Alleluja,
Dmaj7 /C# Bm7 Amaj7
Soun--ding everywhere, both near & far
Bm7 E7 F#m7 B9
Christ the Savior is he---re!
A F#7 Bm7 E7b9 A Dm7 A13 [= CODA]
Christ the Savior is here!
