Tips for playing "O, Holy Night": This can sound lovely fingerpicked, provided you're in a quiet environment and your guitar can be heard over the singers. Try the following pattern. The first note of the measure should play the root of the chord, which is sometimes on the 5th string:
|-------------------------| 1st string |-------------X-----------| |---------X-------X-------| |-----X---------------X---| |-------------------------| |-X-----------------------| 6th string 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
If you're outside and your fingers are freezing, I recommend strumming, but be gentle with the unaccented strums, or it'll sound like a sea shanty. 🙂
O Holy Night
Traditional
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                   >        B  D U D U D  D U D U Strum: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |
Starting note:Â B (5th String, 2nd fret) |
G (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G (2)
Oh holy night  the stars are brightly shining Â
             G                D7              G (2)
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
G (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G (2)
Long lay the world in sin and error pining 'til he
     Bm                 F#7          Bm (2)
appeared and the soul felt its worth
      D7 (2)              G (2)
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
      D7 (2)                G (2)
For yonder breaks  a new and glorious morn
Chorus 1:
Em (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bm (2)Â Â Â Â Am (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Em (2)
Fall on your knees   oh hear the angel voices
     G     D7    Em  C       G      D7                         G (2)
Oh ni  -  ght  divi  -  ne, oh night    when Christ was born
      D7 (2)   G    C      G     D              G (2)
Oh night  divine     oh night    oh night divine
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G (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G (2)
Truly He taught us to love one anotherÂ
               G                 D7        G (2)
His law is love and His gospel is peace
   G (2)                                  C               G (2)
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
                Bm             F#7            Bm (2)
And in His name all oppression shall cease
           D7 (2)               G (2)
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
     D7 (2)           G (2)
Let all within us praise His holy name
Chorus
End on last measure of G