Bobby Helms - Jingle bell rock

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jingle Bell Rock Hank Garland with Bobby Helms ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tabbed by: Connor O. Tuning: Standard Key: D major #h# - hammer. #p# - pull. / \ - slides, up and down respectively. #b# - bend from normal note up to achieve bended note. #r# - release bend from bended note to normal note. #b - a slight bend a.k.a. a curl or a lean. x - mute. ~ - sustain. @ - substitution. Cleans up the tab while maintaining temporal relationships. I'm tried my best but this isn't exactly geared towards beginners. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE 20-30 MINUTES TO REALLY READ THROUGH THIS AT A SLOW AND COMFORTABLE PACE AS EVERY WORD IS IMPORTANT AND SKIPPING AROUND WILL NOT HELP YOU LEARN THE SONG. Take note, I tab double digit frets as a single digit to simplify rhythymic spacing in the tab. If this presents as a difficulty for you I'm sorry but you might have to actually put in the hours to understand this tab. I spent a lot of hours making this and even included a free harmonic analysis so you're welcome. To those who are hungry to learn, thanks for reading through that and I hope this all helps you. Rhythm Chords (EADGBe) in order of appearance: D - xx0232 Dmaj7- xx0222 A - x0222x D6 - xx0202 (D6 is an inversion of Bm7. See below for further analysis) F#m - 244222 or xx4222 Em - 022000 E - 022100 E7 - 020100 A7 - x02020 D7 - xx0212 G - 355433 Gm - 355333 B7 - x21202 Some of Hank Garland's Chords spelled out to help you piece things together: |x-x-x--11-12-10| - F#-B-D - Bm/F# Always used after the D6 (aka Bm7/D) |x-x-17-16-14-17| - G-B-C#-A - A9/G Used under the A chords (A, A7). |x-x-17-16-15-17| - G-B-D-A - Gadd9 Used under E chords (E, E7). |x-9-9--10-10-10| - F#-B-E-A-D - Bm7(11)/F# Last chord in the song. I'm about 95% sure on Hank Garland's chords but I don't have a guitar to practice them with so if they're wildly wrong don't kill me please. Intro: (Notice where your Dmaj7 chord tones D-F#-A-C# fall here) D Dmaj7 D Em D A 0:00 @=3/4 @=4/5 @=2b3 e|-4-4-4---@-4-4---@-7-0-2-@-2-0-----------------------------------| B|-5-5-5---@-4-4---@-5-0-2-@-2-0-2-0-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------2-1-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|(F#)----(F#)------(A-D-E-F-----B-A-)-----------------------------| E|(D)-----(C#)------(D-A-B-C-----G-F#)---------------5-3---2---0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Verse 1: (I know the lyrics look weird but I did this to show the rhythm of the syllables) D Dmaj7 D6 F#m D6 F#m Em A 0:08 J b J b J b rock J b s and J b ring e|---------------------------0\------------------------------7-7---| B|---------------------------2\------------------------------4-4---| G|---------------------------1\------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Em A Em A E A 0:15 S & b u b o f now t j hop has begun e|---------------------------7-7---7\------------------------------| B|---------------------------4-4---5\------------------------------| G|---------------------------6-6---6\------------------------------| D|---------------------------7-7---7\------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * D Dmaj7 D6 F#m D6 F#m Em A 0:24 J b J b J b rock J b ch in J b time e|---------------------------0\------------------------------7-7\--| B|---------------------------2\------------------------------4-4\--| G|---------------------------1\------------------------------6-6---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Em A Em A E7 A7 D D7 0:32 Dancin& p i J b square in t frostyair W a e|---------------------------7-7---7\------------------------------| B|---------------------------4-4---5\------------------------------| G|---------------------------6-6---6\------------------------------| D|---------------------------7-7---7\------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bridge: G Gm D D7 0:40 brighttime i t right time t r t n away J e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * G Gm E7 A7 0:48 b time i a s time t go g i a 1 h sleigh e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pre-Chorus: 3rd/5th 5th/7th 7th/1st D Dmaj7 D6 F#m D6 F#m B7 F# A B 0:55 D# F# A G up J h p u y feet J a - rnd t clock e|---------------------------0\------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------2\------------------------7---7---7---0---0---0---2---2---2---| G|---------------------------1\------------------------8---8---8---1---1---1---4---4---4---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ * ^ ^ * ^ ^ Chorus: G Gm E7 A7 D 1:03 Mix & m i t j feet t t J b rock e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2---------------------8-8-8-8-1/2-------------------2-2p0-0\8-8-| G|-2---------------------7-7-7-7-0/1-------------------2-2p1-1\9-9-| D|-----------------------8-8-8-8-1/2-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * G * * B* * * * * *B * A * G D F# G F# E 1:11 D Dmaj7 D6 F#m D6 F#m Em A e|---------------------------0\------------------------------7-7\--| B|---------------------------2\------------------------------4-4\--| G|---------------------------1\------------------------------6-6\--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------7-7\--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:19 Em A Em A E7 A7 D D7 e|---------------------------7-7---7\------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------4-4---4\------------------7---7---7---0---0---0---2---2---2---| G|---------------------------6-6---6\------------------8---8---8---1---1---1---4---4---4---| D|---------------------------7-7---7\------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ * ^ ^ * ^ ^ Bridge: 1:28 G Gm D D7 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:36 G Gm E7 A7 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pre-chorus: 1:44 D Dmaj7 D6 F#m D6 F#m B7 e|---------------------------0\------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------2\------------------------7---7---7---0---0---0---2---2---2---| G|---------------------------1\------------------------8---8---8---1---1---1---4---4---4---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ * ^ ^ * ^ ^ Chorus: G Gm E A E A 1:52 Mix & m i t j feet t t J b t t J b e|-----------0-----------0\--0-0-----------------------------------| B|-2---2---2-2---------1-1\--1-1-1/2-------------1/2-------------1/| G|-2---2---2-2---------2-2\--2-2-0/1-------------0/1-------------0/| D|-------------------------------1/2-------------1/2-------------1/| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E7 A7 D Bm7(11)/F# 2:00 t t J b rock e|-----------------4-4-4---4-4-4-7-----------------------------10------------------| B|/2---------------5-5-5---5-5-5-5-7b~r7---5---7-------5-------10------------------| G|/1-------------------------------6b~r6---4---6-------4-------10------------------| D|/2-----------------------------------------------------------9-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ * ^ ^ * * * * * * Lyrics: Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancin' and prancin' in jingle bell square In the frosty air What a bright time, it's the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet That's the jingle bell rock What a bright time, it's the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet That's the jingle bell That's the jingle bell That's the jingle bell rock Harmonic Analysis: I try my best to lay things out well to people who might be novice but I'm no pro and I'm definitely not an experienced teacher so much like this tab, what you see is what you get unfortunately. If you have a mind to complain I'd rather you didn't. I'm truly sorry for you if you look at something complex and immediately choose to get frustrated rather than put in the work. To those who are hungry to learn, thanks for reading this far and I really hope this helps you. I'm always happy to answer personal messages. Some concepts you may want to google if you're not familar with them: Relative major and minor keys, cadences, tonic-subdominant-dominant harmonic progression, definitions for the terms diatonic and nondiatonic, secondary dominants, seventh chords Key is that of D major: D-E-F#-G-A-B-C# D major Diatonic Chords in Roman Numerals: Imaj7, II-7, III-7, IVmaj7, V7, VI-7, VII-7b5 D major Diatonic Chords spelled out: Dmaj7, Em7, F#m7, Gmaj7, A7, Bm7, C#-7b5 Roman Numeral shorthand explained (using the vi as an example): VI-7 = vi7 = vim7 = Bm7 Rhythym chords Organized: Intro: D-Dmaj7-Em-D-A Verse: Jingle bell, Jingle Bell: D-Dmaj7-D6(aka Bm7)-F#m-D6-F#m-Em-A Snowin' and Blowin': Em-A-Em-A-E-A Jingle bell, Jingle Bell: D-Dmaj7-D6-F#m-D6-F#m-Em-A Dancin' and Prancin': Em-A-Em-A-E7-A7-D-D7 Bridge (What a bright time): G-Gm-D-D7 G-Gm-E7-A7 Pre-Chorus(Giddy up Jingle Horse): D-Dmaj7-D6-F#m-D6-F#m-B7 Chorus (Mix and-a mingle): G-Gm-E7-A7-D Chords Analyzed: Intro: I-Imaj7-ii-I-V Verse: Jingle bell, Jingle Bell: I-Imaj7-vi-iii-vi-iii-ii-V Snowin' and Blowin': ii-V-ii-V-V/V-V Jingle bell, Jingle Bell: I-Imaj7-vi-iii-vi-iii-ii-V Dancin' and Prancin': ii-V-ii-V-V7/V-V7-I-V7/IV Bridge: IV-iv-I-V7/IV, IV-iv-V7/V-V7 Pre-Chorus: I-Imaj7-vi-iii-vi-iii-V7/ii (B7 is V7/IV in Bm. And G is the IV of Bm) Chorus: IV-iv-V7/V-V7-I Chords Explained: Intro: Diatonic I triad with the maj7 expansion which is also diatonic. The V(A) is your dominant chord setting up a V-I authentic cadence. The Em seems to be implied here by the lick but that's just my best guess. Verse: >Phrase 1: The D6 (D-F#-A-B) is just a voicing to an inverted Bm7 (B-D-F#-A). In my experience it would not be accurate to bestow the D6 with much harmonic importance because as far as I know major and minor 6th chords don't have any inherent harmonic function (tonic, subdominant, dominant) in common practice standards(CPS). They're just voicings of inverted subdominant function chords. The F#m has an interesting relationship within this progression. The Bm7 to F#m is like a I- to V- or a tonic to dominant relationship in the key of Bm. I would classify this as a tonicization to the relative minor key of the vi(Bm). What follows is a standard ii-V-I cadence. >Phrase 2: ii-V is another such relationship. The ii(Em) is the dominant to the V(A). This entire phrase is a dominant area. The V/V(E) is not diatonic to the key of D and I view it as a secondary leading tone chord resolving to the V7(A). >Phrase 3: Same as phrase 1 >Phrase 4: Similar to phrase 3 except the V/V(E) gets a 7th(E7) to become a full secondary dominant. Similar case with the V(A) turning to V7(A7). The V7/IV(D7) is a classic secondary dominant function into the G of the bridge. Bridge: The IV-iv-I is such a common progression. See literally any Stevie Wonder song. Also see the classic christmas song by The Chipmunks, Please Christmas Don't Be Late. The first phrase ends with a V7/IV that creates the same tension leading back into the start. The 2nd phrase of the bridge ends with a V7/V to V7 to create motion back toward the Verse. I suppose you might consider the Bridge as a modulation to the key of G. This would be a modulatiion from D(2 sharps) to G(1 sharp), or from I to IV. This is a very common modulation. It's a very close modulation, which is judged by difference in accidentals between the keys. 2 shaps to 1 sharp is a short distance. D to C# major (2 sharps to 7 sharps) would be pretty distant. Pre-Chorus: The only new thing here is the B7. Consider first it's resolution and spelling. B7 = B-D#-F#-A. Scalar tones are (6-#1-3-5 in D maj, 1-#3-5-7 in Bm) It resolves to G (G-B-D), whose scalar tones are (4-6-1 in D maj, 6-1-3 in Bm). This is a very smooth resolution due to the chords sharing one tone and having the other tones be in close proximity to each other. I view this B7 chord as nonstandard resolution of a secondary dominant that tonicizies the relative minor or Bm. In Bm, the progression of Bm7-F#m-B7-G is i7-v-V7/IV-VI. So although earlier I referred to the B7 as a V7/ii, giving respect to the ii(Em) in the key of D. I believe it's more accurate to view it as a Bm tonicization. One final note, the nonstandard resolution of V7/IV to VI is not uncommon. The V7/IV would ideally resolve to the IV (4-6-1) but resolving to the close family member of VI (6-1-3) also works. Both the IV and VI chords are subdominant function as well. I saw this resolution recently analyzing Arctic Monkeys songs including "When The Sun Goes Down". Ending chord: Similar to concepts I've discussed so far. Chord is Bm7(11)/F#. Roman numeral would be VI-7 Tab is |x-9-9--10-10-10| Voicing of tab is F#-B-E-A-D Anyways I hope this helps. Things that remain to be fully analyzed: Form (motif, subphrase, phrase) Rhythym, Harmonic rhythym. Melody and it's implications on harmony, rhythm. Lead guitar and it's implications on harmony, rhythm. Supporting instrumentation. Improvisation potential which might be derived from further evaluation of harmony and chord scales.