Jingle Bells

I’ve never done well with Christmas carols. Christmas always seems to sneak up on me, so when the season comes around, I find myself completely unprepared to play any carols once I’m home with the family, or at least I fumble through them. So, now is the time to start getting ready.

Here are the chords and lyrics for “Jingle Bells” on the ukulele (scroll down farther for the chords). First, let’s take a look at what chords are used in this song.

Chords Used in “Jingle Bells”

G major
G major ukulele chord
C major
C major ukulele chord
D7
D7 ukulele chord
G7
G7 ukulele chord
A7
A7 ukulele chord

“Jingle Bells” Chords

G C Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, - D7 G O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way G C Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright - D7 G What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight, oh

G G7 Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way C G A7 D7 Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey G G7 Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way C G D7 G Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank; Misfortune seemed his lot; He got into a drifted bank, And we, we got upsot.


A day or two ago,

The story I must tell

I went out on the snow

And on my back I fell;

A gent was riding by

In a one-horse open sleigh,

He laughed as there

I sprawling lie,

But quickly drove away.

Now the ground is white Go it while you're young, Take the girls tonight And sing this sleighing song; Just get a bob-tailed bay Two-forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! you'll take the lead.

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16 Comments

Sammy

I really love the way you teach!! Thanks so much!!
- Brett
  
  For sure! I’m glad it’s helpful!
Melani Vai

I CANT PLAY THIS BUT HOW DO YOU STRUM????????//
- Brett
  
  Here is a video lesson on some of the basics and foundations of strumming on the ukulele. See if that helps get you going in the right direction.
jess

i have the strumming pattern down, but i keep pausing when I switch and i feel like it takes me forever. How can I train my self to go faster when switching notes? Also when I play certain chords the sound doesn’t come out as well am I pushing my fingers to hard or am I not strumming hard enough? Help!
- Brett
  
  Hey Jess, great questions! The best thing to do is to continue spending time focusing on just practicing switching your chord fingerings without strumming. With some consistent practice and some patience, you’ll notice those chord changes to get easier. Your fingers need time to build up muscle memory. Eventually, it will feel automatic.
  
  I like to practice my chord fingerings by multi-tasking. For example, while I’m watching a movie or something, I might have my ukulele in hand just practicing my chord fingerings. It’s kind of boring just practicing these chords by themselves, so I try to do it while I’m doing something else.
  
  Certain chords might not be ringing out if you’re not pressing down hard enough with your fretting hand. Whenever I notice a chord not ringing out completely clear, I’ll stop and just pluck each individual string of the chord to see what string is not ringing out clearly. Then, I can see if I can adjust my finger position to a position that allows the chords to ring out clearly.
  - jess
    
    Ok thank you so much! It’s really helping. I’m pressing down hard and I pluck each string to make sure, but theres like this little squeak or high pitched noise after i strum. It mostly happens with the G major string. It’s kinda hard to explain. Am I doing something wrong or is it my ukulele?
    - Brett
      
      Hmmm. It’s hard to tell. I’m going to take a guess and say it might be your ukulele. Is it kind of like a buzz sound?
      - jess
        
        Yea kinda like that! Like high and buzzy. haha.
    - Brett
      
      Ha, right on. It’s quite possible it’s your ukulele’s fault. Depending on the ukulele you have sometimes your strings will got caught on other frets for certain chords. There’s not a lot you can do about this unless you had a luthier “set” your ukulele, but if you have a more budget ukulele, it’s probably not worth all that hassle.
      - jess
        
        Ok thank you so much!
Wynnn

Hey! This is helpful! Thanks for the chords. I just got my ukelele recently and I’m learning how to play songs. Christmas is near and this would be helpful.
Shorty

So what exactly is the strumming pattern????? Is it down down up up down or something else???
- Brett
  
  Hey Shorty, I like use a down, down up, down up, down up strumming pattern for this song.
David Brown

Hello Brett (from England),
I’m 70 and have just taken up the ukulele and can I say you are an inspiration! Your lessons, hits and tips are invaluable. As for the Christmas songs and finger picking, they are a knockout.
Thanks a million (+)!

David
- Brett
  
  Thanks, David!