Frosty The Snowman chords
by The Countdown Kids- Music & Lyrics: Walter 'Jack' Rollins & Steve Nelson
- First Recording: December 14th, 1950 by Gene Autry & The Cass County Boys. Reached No 7 on the US Pop Singles Chart.
- Featured Artists: The Countdown Kids from the album 30 Toddler Christmas Carols, Vol.1
- Music: Key of Bb Major in 4/4 time at 80 bpm (𝅗𝅥)
- Chords in Bb Major: Bb, Bb7, F, F7, G7, Eb, Cm, C7
- Easier in A Major with Chords: A, A7, E, E7, F#7, D, Bm, B7
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Frosty The Snowman
Capo on 1 if playing with the video
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
A Bb D A F#7 Bm E A
Intro: 4/4 | / / / ♪ ♪ ‖ | 1&2& 3&4& | 1&2& 3&4& | ‖
A D A
1. Fros-ty the snow-man Was a jol-ly hap-py soul
D A E A
With a corn cob pipe and a but-ton nose And two eyes made out of coal
A D A
Fros-ty the snow-man Is a fair-y tale they say
D A F#7 Bm E A
He was made out of snow but the child-ren know How he came to life one day
D A E A
Bridge: There must have been some mag-ic in that old silk cap they found
E E7 B7 E E7
For when they placed it on his head he be-gan to dance a-|round - (Oh) |
A D A
2. Fros-ty the snow-man Was a-live as he could be
D A F#7 Bm E A
And the child-ren say he could laugh and play Just the same as you and me
A D A
Fros-ty the snow-man Knew the sun was hot that day
D A F#7 Bm E A
So he said let’s run and we’ll have some fun Now be-fore I melt a-way
A D A
3. Down to the vil-lage With a broom stick in his hand
D A F#7 Bm E A
Run-ning here and there all a-round the square Say-ing catch me if you can
D A E A A7
Bridge: He led them down the streets of town right to the traf-fic | cop - |
E E7 B7 E E7
And he on-ly paused a mo-ment when he heard him hol-ler | stop! - |
A D A
4. Fros-ty the snow-man Had to hur-ry on his way
D A F#7 Bm E A
But he waved good-bye say-ing Don't you cry I'll be back a-gain some day
A
Outro: Thump-e-ty thump thump Thump-e-ty thump thump
A7 E
Look at Fros-ty go
E
Thump-e-ty thump thump Thump-e-ty thump thump
E7 A
Ov-er the hills of snow- Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
- Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works
- Free Sheet Music - original Key of C Major - Vocal/Piano/Guitar
Notes:
- Song Key: A Major - You will need a capo on the 1st fret if playing with the video which is in Bb Major.
- 80 bpm (𝅗𝅥) ... the beat sounds on every 1st & 3rd quarter-notes of each bar for those of you using a metronome or click track, with the value of each beat, a half note or minim as the symbol suggests.
You can set the metronome at 160 bpm to play on every beat, but it sounds a little busy... the choice is yours. - In the Intro, the xylophone comes in on the 4th beat of the first bar. There are 3 crotchet rests which indicate 3 beats of rest, then 2 eighth-notes on 4& (A, B♭) going into the second bar. The guitar starts on the second bar, although you can play the leading notes of A & B♭ on the 4& of the first bar if you wish... see chart.
- This song is very simple to play although there are a couple barre chords, but don't be put off as they are very easy to play.
- The F#7 barre chord can be played like the E7 with the extra notes ... see charts.
