Jingle Bell Rock chords

by Hilary Duff
  • Jingle Bell Rock was written by Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe.
  • First Release: 1957 by Bobby Helms
  • Original Key: C Major
  • Chart Success in 1957: Peaked at No 13 for the US Billboard Most Played C&W by Jockeys, and reached No 6 for the US Billboard Best Seller in Stores
  • Featured Artist: Hilary Duff from the album Santa Claus Lane
  • Music: A Major with a key change to B♭ Major before the 4th verse in 4/4 time at 140 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: A, Amaj7, A6, Bm7, B7, E7, B♭, B♭maj7, B♭6, Cm7, D, F7, E♭, E♭m... charts below
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
A Major Amaj7 A6 Bm7 Bm7 B7 E7 Bb Major Bb Major Bbmaj7 Bb6 Cm7 D Major Eb Major Ebm F7
A Major Amaj7 A6 Bm7 Bm7 B7 E7 Bb Major Bb Major Bbmaj7 Bb6 Cm7 D Major Eb Major Ebm F7

Jingle Bell Rock

Capo on 1 if playing with the video

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
             
                      A                    Amaj7              Bm7                  E7
Intro: 4/4 | Drums||: 𝄽 Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh :||

   A               Amaj7           A6           Amaj7
1. Jin-gle Bell    Jin-gle Bell    Jin-gle Bell Rock
   A6            Amaj7     Bm7           E7
   Jin-gle Bells swing and Jin-gle Bells ring
   Bm7          E7          Bm7         E7
   Snow-ing and blow-ing up bush-els of fun
Bm7                    E7
   Now the Jin-gle hop has be-gun   


   A               Amaj7           A6           Amaj7
2. Jin-gle Bell    Jin-gle Bell    Jin-gle Bell Rock
   A6            Amaj7    Bm7          E7
   Jin-gle Bells chime in Jin-gle Bell time
   Bm7          E7           Bm7          E7
   Danc-ing and pranc-ing in Jin-gle Bell square
Bm7       E7      A
   In the fros-ty air

               D                       Bm
Bridge: What a bright time    It's the right time
           A
        To rock the night a-way
                B7
        Jin-gle Bell time    Is a swell time
      E7
        To go glid-ing in a one-horse sleigh


    A         Amaj7            A6           Amaj7
3.  Gid-dy-up Jin-gle horse    Pick up your feet
    A6        Amaj7     F#7
    Jin-gle a-round the clock
    D                        Dm
    Mix and a-min-gle in the jing-ling beat
 Bm7           E7            A
    That's the Jin-gle Bell (Rock)

     A                    Amaj7              Bm7                   E7
    |𝄽 Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock  Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh |

     A                    Amaj7              Bm7                   E7
    |𝄽 Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock  Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh (What a) |

                                       
               D                       Bm7
Bridge: What a bright time    It's the right time
           A
        To rock the night a-way
                B7
        Jin-gle Bell time    Is a swell time
        E7                                                      F7
        To go glid-ing in a one-horse  leigh___ (key change)  a one-horse sleigh


   Bb              Bbmaj7          Bb6          Bbmaj7
4. Jin-gle Bell    Jin-gle Bell    Jin-gle Bell Rock
   Bb6           Bbmaj7    Cm7           F7
   Jin-gle Bells swing and Jin-gle Bells ring
   Cm7          F7          Cm7         F7
   Snow-ing and blow-ing up bush-els of fun
Cm7                    F7
   Now the Jin-gle hop has be-gun
      

   Bb        Bbmaj7          Bb6          Bbmaj7
5. Gid-dy-up Jingle horse    Pick up your feet
   Bb6       Bbmaj7    G7
   Jin-gle a-round the clock
   Eb                       Ebm
   Mix and a-min-gle in the jing-ling beat
Cm7           F7           Cm7           F7           Cm7           F7            Bb…
   That's the jin-gle Bell    That's the Jin-gle Bell    That's the Jin-gle Bell (Rock)
      
    Bb                   Bbmaj7            Cm7                    F7
   |𝄽 Jingle Bell Rock | Jingle Bell Ro - | ock  Oo - Woah - Oo | Yeah - eh | ...repeat to fade

Notes:

  • This version may be a little out of reach for beginners as there are some pretty testing chords in this arrangement... stick with it, and before you know it this song will be a breeze.
  • The quarter-note at the start of the Intro indicates that the drums come in on the 2nd beat of the bar. The next quarter-note rest in bar 2 indicates the backing vocals come in on the second beat of that bar.
  • ||:       :|| means that anything between the 2 colons (:) is to be repeated once. Therefore, the 4 bars of Intro after the first bar of Drums is repeated once - 8 bars in total... just follow the singing if you are unsure.
  • (Rock) at the end of verse 3 actually belongs on the first beat of the next bar where the backing vocals come in. This is good to know if you are unsure of the timing.
  • Without the key change, the song is pretty easy, and I urge beginners to practice all the chords before the key change. If you are not playing along with the video, you can continue using these chords without a key change, as verses 4 & 5 are repeat verses.
  • Beginners can also use the Transposer to find a comfortable Key.
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