Jingle Bells
The ultimate cheerful Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving many, many years ago. This version uses the treble strings only and is playable within weeks of starting.
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See Amid the Winter's Snow
A simple arrangement of this classic in single notes only.
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Away In A Manger
Easy two part arrangement for solo classical guitar with open bass notes. I have used this arrangement for years and it works well with beginners. This should be very straight forward pre-grade 1, but in case of difficulty with sharps it also includes a TAB part.
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We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Key of G major for you buskers out there! Single note solo with drum backing to assist with timing. The range of notes extends to string 4 with D, E and F sharp.
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Another personal favourite. The MP3 here is the full arrangement, the download is for guitar and drums only. This is in Key G major (chords for busking, G, C, D, Bm, Em, Am) with a range from D to D, nice to sing as well as play! The notes have note name heads and the font size is large to help young beginners.
Silent Night
Guitar solo, key of C major, range from C on string 5 to F on string 1. Use MP3 to accompany when playing!
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Noel Nouvelet
Traditional French carol from 15th century. This arrangement is an easy fingerstyle guitar solo suitable for grade 1 level player. Note name noteheads included to assist reading.
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Coventry Carol
This arrangement is for solo classical (fingerstyle) guitar at about grade 1/2 level. It is in larger print. The traditional notation has note name noteheads to help beginners. There is also a link for TAB underneath. The MP3 is of a harder version available on sibelius but this will work nicely as backing.
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Traditional Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar (with TAB)
This book is not free (unless of course you win it as a prize) - but it is suitable for beginners and improvers from pre-grade 1 to about grade 4. There are solo fingerstyle arrangements for acoustic guitar in notation and TAB. Single note versions (without TAB) are also given.
Available exclusively at Counterpoint Music in Lincoln or on-line below:
Good King Wenceslas
This one is for guitar duet. Note name noteheads. Melody in C, range G to G on strings 1,2, and 3 Part 2 - countermelody - includes bass notes.
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
Guitar solo in classical or fingerstyle genre, no TAB, about grade 2 AB standard. Notename noteheads and large font.
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Auld Lang Syne
Another easy guitar duet with notename noteheads in large font for first year players. Guitar 1 is melody and guitar 2 is an easy walking bass style accompaniment.
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Gaudete
For any guitar playing choir member at SSPP! Here in pdf form, Gaudete as a guitar solo - music and TAB - just for you!
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The Huron Carol
This simple guitar solo (about Grade1 level) is an arrangement of a Canadian carol, the melody is a traditional French tune, the English words (not given here) were by J.E.Middleton. There are actually 4 verses. Note name hoteheads are given on this larger font to assist with learning notation.
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