This is just a quick song I threw together and thought I’d share. I’m learning the art of recording tutorials and getting the sound and camera just right. So far, the equipment is holding me back, but I’ll still be sharing these semi-regularly for now.

No tabs at the moment, but that is only because they take so long to make!

   JOY TO THE WORLD
   Words: Isaac Watts
   Tune: Lowell Mason

VERSE 1

C   F      C     F   C    G  C         F        G         C
JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD IS COME. LET EARTH RE-CEIVE HER KING;

    C  F C            C    F   C
LET EV-R-Y HEART, PRE-PARE HIM ROOM.

    C                           G
AND HEAV’N AND NATURE SING, AND HEAV’N AND NATURE SING

    C       F   C      F   C  G    C
AND HEAV’N, AND HEAV’N AND NA-TURE SING.

VERSE 2

C   F      C     F   C    G  C           F      G        C
JOY TO THE WORLD THE SAV-IOR REIGNS, LET US OUR SONGS EM-PLOY

      C      F   C              C     F   C
WHILE FIELDS AND FLOODS, ROCKS, HILLS AND PLAINS,

    C                        G
RE-PEAT THE SOUNDING JOY, RE-PEAT THE SOUNDING JOY,

    C    F  C      F   C    G    C
RE-PEAT, RE-PEAT, THE SOUND-ING JOY.

VERSE 3

C   F       C    F   C    G   C         F         G        C
NO MORE LET SINS AND SOR-ROWS GROW, NOR THORNS IN-FEST THE GROUND

    C    F  C        C    F     C
HE COMES TO MAKE HIS BLES-SINGS FLOW,

    C                          G
FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND, FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND,

    C   F   C  F   C     G  C
FAR AS, FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND.

VERSE 4

C   F        C      F    C     G   C          F         G       C
HE RULES THE WORLD, WITH TRUTH AND GRACE, AND MAKES THE NATIONS PROVE.

    C    F   C      C     F    C
THE GLO-RIES OF HIS RIGHT-EOUS-NESS,

    C                        G
AND WONDERS OF HIS LOVE, AND WONDERS OF HIS LOVE,

    C    F   C   F    C  G    C
AND WONDERS, WON-DERS OF HIS LOVE.

   IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
   Words: Edmund Sears
   Tune: Richard Storrs Willis

VERSE 1

   G    C      G   C    G          C       A       D   D7
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR THAT GLORIUS SONG OF OLD

     G      C       G    C   G        C           D        G
FROM ANGELS BENDING NEAR THE EARTH TO TOUCH THEIR HARPS OF GOLD

      B7                Em   B7 Em       D            A        D      D7
PEACE ON THE EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN FROM HEAVEN’S ALL GRACIOUS KING

    G        C      G    C    G      C        D      G
THE WORLD IN SOLEMN STILLNESS LAY TO HEAR THE ANGELS SING

VERSE 2

      G           C      G     C    G         C        A         D   D7
STILL THROUGH THE CLOVEN SKIES THEY COME WITH PEACEFUL WINGS UN-FURLED

     G          C        G  C   G           C       D     G
AND STILL THEIR HEAVENLY MU-SIC FLOATS O’ER ALL THE WEARY WORLD

  B7                Em  B7 Em          D       A        D      D7
A-BOVE IT’S SAD AND LOW-LY PLAINS THEY BEND ON HOVERING WING

    G    C         G  C   G          C       D      G
AND EVER O’ER IT’S BA-BEL SOUNDS THE BLESSED ANGELS SING

VERSE 3

    G    C           G   C   G          C         A       D   D7
YET WITH THE WOES OF SIN AND STRIFE THE WORLD HAS SUFFERED LONG

   G         C        G    C    G          C        D        G
BE-NEATH THE HEAVENLY HYMN HAVE ROLLED TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRONG

    B7             Em   B7    Em      D       A          D      D7
AND WARRING HUMAN -KIND HEARS NOT THE TIDINGS WHICH THEY BRING

  G        C         G     C   G          C        D      G
O HUSH THE NOISE AND CEASE THE STRIFE AND HEAR THE ANGELS SING

VERSE 4

    G      C        G      C   G     C        A       D   D7
FOR LO THE DAYS ARE HASTEN-ING ON BY PROPHETS SEEN OF OLD

     G        C    G   C     G           C        D         G
WHEN WITH THE EVER CIR-CLING YEARS SHALL COME THE TIME FORE-TOLD

     B7               Em   B7 Em         D       A         D      D7
WHEN PEACE SHALL OVER ALL THE EARTH  ITS ANCIENT SPLENDORS FLING

    G        C          G    C   G          C       D      G
AND ALL THE WORLD GIVES BACK THE SONG WHICH NOW THE ANGELS SING

   I Have Been Blessed
   Words: ?
   Tune: ? (arr. from "The Rochesters")

VERSE 1

D                                      Bm
When He works around us in all that He does,

           G                    A
all of His works and all of His love.

D                                       Bm
If the pen of a writer could write everyday

              G                    A                      D
Not even this world could ever contain how much I’ve been blessed.

VERSE 2

D                                Bm
Warmth in the winter, flowers in spring

            G                           A
Laughter of summer and the changing of leaves.

D                                  Bm
Food on the table, a good place to sleep

              G                    A
Clothes on my back and shoes on my feet

                D
Oh, I have been blessed!

CHORUS

D           G
I have been blessed

                  A
God is so good to me

             Bm              F#m     Bm
Precious are his thoughts of you and me

               G                             A
No way I could count them there’s not enough time

             Bm            F#m      Bm
So I’ll just thank Him for being so kind

             G           A
God has been good, so-oh good

            D
I have been blessed!

VERSE 3

D                                     Bm
Arms that can raise, a voice that can talk

               G                       A
Hands that can touch and legs that can walk

D                                      Bm
Ears that can listen and eyes that can see

               G                       A                        D
Oh I’ve got to praise Him as long as I breathe cuz, I have been blessed!

VERSE 4

D                                    Bm
We live in a country the greatest on earth

                    G                      A
Our flag stands for freedom and what it is worth

D                                     Bm
She stands at the harbor Miss Liberty called

               G                     A
All have their some but same gave it all

             D
For me to be blessed! 

CHORUS AGAIN

VERSE 5

D                             Bm
Father and mother nutured and raised 

           G                A
Sister and brother memories made

D                                  Bm
A pastor to lead us, this alter to pray

                 G                       A
Striped that can heal and blood that can save

               D
Oh I have been blessed!

VERSE 6

D                                        Bm
He’s the shoulder to lean on when I have doubt 

                  G                       A
The rock where He leads me when I am overwhelmed

D                                     Bm
The place where He hides me under His wings

               G                      A
Its not just a song it’s the reason I sing

                D
Oh, I have been blessed!

CHORUS AGAIN

Tag: 

D               G          A
God you’ve been good so-oh good

             D
We have been blessed!

I am currently working on producing instructional videos for Christian finger style guitar players. The equipment still isn’t up to what I want to accomplish, and I’m trying to get a makeshift recording studio setup in my apartment.

This is one of my practice sessions getting ready for when I can finally push these live!

Let me know in the comments, if there is a particular song you’d like to see arranged for the guitar.

   HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
   Words: Charles Wesley
   Tune: William H. Cummings

VERSE 1

G                      D     G     C      G   D7   G
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING

G                        A7    D                  A7  D
PEACE ON EARTH AND MERCY MILD, GOD AND SINNERS RE-CON-CILED

G             C  G     D     G                C  G   D7
JOYFUL ALL YE NA-TIONS RISE, JOIN THE TRIUMPH OF THE SKIES

C             G  Am   E7  Am      D7        G            D  G
WITH TH’ANGEL-IC HOST PRO-CLAIM, “CHRIST IS BORN IN BETH-LE-HEM!”

C            G   Am E7   Am    D7    G          D7   G
HARK THE HER-ALD AN-GELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING.

VERSE 2

G                          D      G       C   G         D7  G
CHRIST BY HIGHEST HEAV’N A-DORED, CHRIST, THE EVER-LAST-ING LORD!

G                       A7    D                    A7    D
LATE IN TIME BEHOLD HIM COME, OFF-SPRING OF THE FA-VORED ONE.

G                   C   G    D    G                   C  G   D7
VEILED IN FLESH THE GOD-HEAD SEE; HAIL TH’IN-CAR-NATE DE-I - TY

C              G    Am  E7 Am     D7     G         D   G
PLEASED AS MAN WITH MEN TO DWELL, JESUS, OUR EMMAN-U - EL.

C            G   Am E7   Am    D7    G          D7   G
HARK THE HER-ALD AN-GELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING.

VERSE 3

G                      D   G    C           G    D7  G
MILD HE LAYS HIS GLORY BY, BORN THAT MAN NO MORE MAY DIE

G                         A7     D                     A7  D
BORN TO RAISE THE SONS OF EARTH; BORN TO GIVE THEM SEC-OND BIRTH

G                  C  G   D      G                 C   G  D7
RISEN WITH HEALING IN HIS WINGS, LIGHT AND LIFE TO ALL HE BRINGS,

C             G  Am    E7   Am    D7       G                  D  G
HAIL, THE SON OF RIGHT-EOUS-NESS! HAIL THE HEAVEN-BORN PRINCE OF PEACE

C            G   Am E7   Am    D7    G          D7   G
HARK THE HER-ALD AN-GELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING.

   GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
   Words: Anonymous
   Tune: Mueller

CHORUS

E  Esus4          E        B7                 E     Esus4
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN OVER THE HILLS AND EVERY-WHERE

E  Esus4          E    C#m        F#m  B7        E
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN THAT JESUS CHRIST IS BORN

VERSE 1

E               Esus4      E
WHILE SHEPHERDS KEPT THEIR WATCHING

     B7               E  Esus4
O’ER SILENT FLOCKS BY NIGHT

   E       Esus4        E
BE-HOLD THROUGH-OUT THE HEAVENS

      F#m          B7
THERE SHONE A HOLY LIGHT

VERSE 2

    E        Esus4      E
THE SHEPHRDS FEARED AND TREMBLED

     B7           E   Esus4
WHEN LO ABOVE THE EARTH

     E       Esus4  E
RANG OUT THE ANGEL  CHORUS

     F#m    B7
THAT HAILED OUR SAVIORS BIRTH

VERSE 3

     E    Esus4  E
DOWN IN A LONELY MANGER

    B7                E  Esus4
THE HUMBLE CHRIST WAS BORN

    E      Esus4    E
AND GOD SENT US SAL-VATION

     F#m     B7
THAT BLESSED CHRISTMAS MORN

   AWAY IN A MANGER
   Words: Anonymous
   Tune: Mueller

Verse 1

C          C7        F            C
AWAY IN A  MANGER NO CRIB FOR HIS BED

    G7                                    C
THE LITTLE LORD JESUS LAID DOWN HIS SWEET HEAD

G7  C            C7         F             C
THE STARS IN THE SKY LOOKED DOWN WHERE HE LAY

G7              C         Dm     G7  C
THE LITTLE LORD JESUS, ASLEEP ON THE HAY.

Verse 2

C              C7         F         C
THE CATTLE ARE LOWING THE POOR BABY WAKES

    G7                             C
BUT LITTLE LORD JESUS NO CRYING HE MAKES

G7  C             C7          F             C
I   LOVE YOU LORD JESUS, LOOK DOWN FROM THE SKY

    G7         C          Dm      G7 C
AND STAY BY MY CRADLE TIL MORNING IS NIGH.

Verse 3

C               C7      F          C
BE NEAR ME LORD JESUS I ASK YOU TO STAY

      G7                           C
CLOSE BY ME FOR-EVER AND LOVE ME I PRAY.

G7    C            C7          F           C
BLESS ALL THE DEAR CHILDREN IN YOUR TENDER CARE

    G7         C         Dm        G7  C
AND FIT US FOR HEAVEN TO LIVE WITH YOU THERE.

   Angels We Have Heard on High
   Words: Traditional French carol
   Tune: Traditional French carol

Verse 1

C      Am      G        C
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

C        G       C   G   C
SWEET-LY SINGING OER THE PLAINS

C       Am        G     C
AND THE MOUNTAINS IN RE-PLY

C   G C         G       C
ECH-O-ING THEIR JOY-OUS STRAINS

CHORUS:	

C     A7  Dm  G   C   F   G
GLO – O – O – O – O – O – O – RIA

C  G    C     F   C    G
IN EX – CEL - SIS DE – O

C     A7  Dm  G   C   F   G
GLO – O – O – O – O – O – O – RIA

C  G    C     F   C  G   C
IN EX – CEL - SIS DE-E – O

Verse 2

C         Am       G     C
SHEPHERDS WHY THIS JU-BI-LEE

C   G    C      G             C
WHY YOUR JOYOUS STRAINS   PRO-LONG

C        Am       G       C
WHAT THE GLADSOME TIDINGS BE

C     G  C          G         C
WHICH IN-SPIRE YOUR HEAV’N-LY SONG

Verse 3

C       Am      G       C
COME TO BETH-LE-HEM AND SEE

C   G     C         G       C
HIM WHOSE BIRTH THE AN-GELS SING

C       Am    G      C
COME ADORE ON BENDED KNEE

C      G   C        G        C
CHRIST THE LORD THE NEW BORN KING

   Brethre We Have Met to Worship
   Words: George Atkins
   Tune: William Moore

Verse 1

D                 A              D                  A   D
Brethren, we have met to worship and adore the Lord our God;

D                  A               D                      A   D
Will you pray with all your power, while we try to preach the Word?

D                      A   D                        A
All is vain unless the Spirit of the Holy One comes down;

D                   A          D                    A    D
Brethren, pray, and holy manna will be showered all around.

Verse 2

D                  A                 D                       A  D
Brethren, see poor sinners round you slumbering on the brink of woe;

D                a               D                   A    D
Death is coming, hell is moving, can you bear to let them go?

D                       A    D                            D
See our fathers and our mothers, and our children sinking down;

D                  A          D                    A    D
Brethren, pray and holy manna will be showered all around.

Verse 3

D                 A                 D                A  D
Sisters, will you join and help us? Moses' sister aided him;

D                 A                  D                       A    D
Will you help the trembling mourners who are struggling hard with sin?

D                       A   D                             A
Tell them all about the Savior, tell them that He will be found;

D                  A          D
Sisters, pray, and holy manna will be showered all around.

Verse 4

D               A              D                   A   D
Let us love our God supremely, let us love each other, too;

D               A                 D                      A      D
Let us love and pray for sinners, till our God makes all things new.

D                          A   D                          A
Then He'll call us home to Heaven, at His table we'll sit down;

D                    A                D                    A   D
Christ will gird Himself and serve us with sweet manna all around.