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How to Play "Happy Xmas" By John Lennon - Easy Guitar Song!
🕑 Added 2017-12-20 22:35:12 +0000 UTCHello friends,
and welcome to a special holiday addition to my By Request Song Tutorials. In today's session I'll be showing you how to play John Lennon's 1972 classic "Happy Xmas (War is Over)." This is a fantastic song for beginner and intermediate level players to check out, because it teaches many of the common variations that can be applied to basic chords. There are just two sections and a single strumming pattern to this song, a verse and chorus section that repeats throughout the track. Let's get started!
Note: New chord sheet, tab and guitar pro have now been added to this resource.
Associated Lessons:
- Beatles "All You Need is Love"
- The Beatles "Because" Guitar Lesson
- How to Play The Beatles "Across the Universe"
- Beginner Guitar Lesson "Imagine" By John Lennon
Links:
Comments
I love how Justin Johnson plays "Imagine" on a Hofner: https://www.google.com/search?q=justin+johnson+hofner+guitar&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC5K6_nfD7AhUUlIkEHVrBBasQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1920&bih=937&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:ad89c56d,vid:Nv_f5Zzk1OI
looks great, thanks Rob!
Hey Michael, thanks so much. I've just updated these resources. I've spent the last several hours staring at these pages, and am fairly confident everything is perfect. Still, let me know if you spot any mistakes. Enjoy!
Dear Mr Swift -- love everything you do on this site. Still no chord diagrams for Happy Xmas War is Over.
Thanks another great lesson :---)))))
Kevin W Smith - KW4KWS
Thank you Rob, awesome song.
Hey you’re very welcome Donnie! I’ll have to get back to you because I’m not familiar with that tune and I’m on an elliptical haha! Anyway, merry Christmas, and thanks for the positive feedback!
Always a pleasure Ed!
This is awesome Rob- Thank You and Merry Christmas! Is it my imagination though- or do the A chord variations sound like Sammy Johns “Chevy Van”? ;)
thanks rob!
