Deck The Halls chords

by Julien Neel

Deck The Halls - Traditional Welsh Melody dating back to the 16th century.

Original Published Key: E♭ Major (3 flats - B♭ E♭ A♭)

Performance: Julien Neel (Trudbol) from his album Christmas Time - Vol 2

Music: Key of F Major in 4/4 time at 184 bpm (♩) or 92 bpm (𝅗𝅥)

Easier in D Major with chords D, Bm, A, E , G

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

Deck The Halls

Capo on 3 if playing with the video

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key

             
   D                   Bm        D         A           D           A  D
1. Deck the halls with boughs of hol-ly    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   D               Bm    D         A           D           A  D
  'Tis the sea-son to be jol-ly    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   A              D      A         D           E           A  E  A
   Don we now our gay ap-pa-rel    Fa la la    La la la    La la la
   D                  Bm        D         G           D           A  D
   Troll the an-cient Yule-tide car-ol    Fa la la la la    La la la la
      

   D                Bm      D          A           D           A  D
2. See the blaz-ing Yule be-fore us    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   D                   Bm       D          A           D           A  D
   Strike the harp and join the chor-us    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   A             D      A           D           E           A  E  A
   Fol-low me in mer-ry meas-ure    Fa la la    La la la    La la la
   D               Bm        D            G           D           A  D
   While I tell of Yule-tide treas-ure    Fa la la la la    La la la la


   D              Bm       D          A           D           A  D
3. Fast a-way the old year pas-ses    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   D               Bm       D          A           D        A     D
   Hail the new ye lads and las-ses    Fa la la la la    La la la la
   A               D      A          D           E           A  E  A
   Sing we joy-ous all to-ge-ther    Fa la la    La la la    La la la
   D                Bm       D           G           D           A  D
   Heed-less of the wind and wea-ther    Fa la la la la___ La la la la

Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works

Notes:

This version is in the key of F Major which means you would have a B♭ chord in the mix. I have placed a capo on the 3rd fret and play in the key of D Major which may still require a barre chord depending how you play the Bm.

The Bm can be played as a barre chord like the chart above suggests or it can be played as an open chord - xx4432.

Beginners that haven't learned barre chords - pretend you are playing an Am chord on frets 3 and 4 using fingers 2,3, and 4, and placing your first finger on string 1 - fret 2 - don't play the bottom 2 strings. If you're reading the chart, simply omit the barre and play the first finger on string 1 (2nd fret).
The 'X' marked strings should be avoided as they are not part of the chord structure - if you do play them, the resulting chord may sound pretty ordinary.
The performance is 'a capella' which means singing without musical accompaniment. Although there are no instruments, you can still play along very easily.