• Song:

    In The Bleak Midwinter

  • Artist:

    James Taylor

  • Album:

    A Christmas Album

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Artist: James Taylor
Song: In the bleak mid - winter
Tabbed by: DJ
26th Dec 2012

A modern arrangement of the traditional carol,
from his album 'James Taylor at Christmas'

Tuning:Standard
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of D)

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   C          (Em/B)    F               C           (Em/B)   F
e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|


C(type2)           Asus4  Am    (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7    (Dm7/A) G7sus4  G7
In the bleak mid - win - ter,                icy wind made   moan,
C(type2)            Asus4   Am  (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7   G7      C(type2)
Earth stood hard as ir------on,             water like a stone,
 F           C/E  F     G    Am7     D7      G7sus4  G7
Snow on snow had fal - len, snow on snow, on snow,
C6     Am(maj7)    Am7   D7   Dm7b5     G7      C
In the bleak mid - win - ter, long and long a - go!


   C          (Em/B)    F               C           (Em/B)   F
e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|


  C              Asus4  Am  (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7           (Dm7/A) G7sus4  G7
Angels and arch - an - gels,             may have gath - ered there,
  C          Asus4   Am  (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7   G7      C
Cherubim and Sera - phim,            rising in the air,
F            C/E  F   G   Am7      D7   G7sus4  G7
Oh, but Ho - ly  Ma - ry, in her maiden bliss,
    C6     Am(maj7) Am7   D7   Dm7b5          G7      C
Worshipped the Be - lov - ed,        with a mother's kiss!


   C          (Em/B)    F               C           (Em/B)   F
e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|


   C             Asus4  Am (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7     (Dm7/A) G7sus4  G7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /     /____/  |  /  /  /    /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   C             Asus4  Am (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7    G7       C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /     /____/  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

  F          C/E   F   G   Am7      D7         G7sus4  G7
Heaven can - not hold him, nor can Earth sus - tain,
  C6       Am(maj7)     Am7     D7   Dm7b5          G7        C
Heaven and Earth shall fall a - way,       when He comes to reign!


   C          (Em/B)    F               C           (Em/B)   F
e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|



C                 Asus4  Am    (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7      (Dm7/A) G7sus4  G7
   What then can I give him?                Empty--- as I---   am,
C              Asus4   Am  (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7       G7      C
   If I were a shep - herd,              I would bring a lamb,
F        C/E  F   G  Am7       D7     G7sus4  G7
If I were a wise man, I would know my part,
C6            Am(maj7)Am7  D7   Dm7b5         G7       C
    What then can I  give him?        I must give my heart!


   C          (Em/B)    F               C           (Em/B)   F
e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|

    
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C       =  x32013      C6      =  x32210
C(type2)=  x32010      C/E     =  xx2010
Em/B    =  x22000      Am7     =  x02010       
F       =  133211      D7      =  xx0212
Asus4   =  x02230      Am(maj7)=  x02110
Am      =  x02210      Dm7b5   =  xx0111
(Am/B)  =  x2xxxx
(Am/C)  =  x3xxxx
(Dm7/A) =  x0xxxx 
Dm7     =  xx0211
G7sus4  =  3x0011
G7      =  3x0001
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