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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|––––––––––––|––––––––––––|––––––––––––|––––––––––––|
Bm7 E7 Fdim F#m7 B9
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
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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!
