Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (v2) (C Major)
Artist:
Robert Lewis May
Genre:
Christmas: Pop
Tempo:
Lively
Roman Numerals:
I, II7, IV, V, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
C
(C,E,G)
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C
E
G
C
E
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
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-
D
A
C
F♯
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G
B
D
G
B
F
Intro
Almost Spoken rather than sung
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all
Verse 1
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Had a very shiny
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
nose
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
And if you ever saw it
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
You would even say it
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
glows
Verse 2
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All of the other reindeer
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Used to laugh and call him
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
names
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
They never let poor Rudolph
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Play in any reindeer
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
games
Bridge
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Then one foggy
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Christmas Eve
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Santa came to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
say
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Rudolph with your nose so bright
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
Won't you guide my
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
sleigh tonight
Verse 3
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Then how the reindeer loved him
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
As they shouted out with
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
glee
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
You'll go down in histor-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
y
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