Tuning: E A D G B E

ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE As recorded by Brenda Lee (From the 1958 Album MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BRENDA LEE) Words and Music by Johnny Marks Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Grady Martin - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Boots Randolph - Saxophone' [Intro] Q=142(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E|------16-16\-----|------16-16\-----| B|------18-18\-----|------18-18\-----| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E|------16-16-16-16-16-|-15-15-13-13\-11-11--9--9\--|| B|------18-18-18-18-18-|-16-16-14-14\-13-13-11-11\--|| G|---------------------|----------------------------|| D|---------------------|----------------------------|| A|---------------------|----------------------------|| E|---------------------|----------------------------|| [1st Verse]

^N.C. H H W W E^F+sus2 Q. e E E E E|-\8---------|----------|----------|---1/----------------| B|-\9---------|----------|----------|---2/---16-16-16\----| G|------------|----------|----------|---0/---12-12-12\----| D|------------|----------|----------|---3/---15-15-15\----| A|------------|----------|----------|---------------------| E|------------|----------|----------|---------------------|

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[2nd Verse]

^N.C. W W W E^F+sus2 Q. e E E E E|----------|----------|----------|---1/----------------| B|----------|----------|----------|---2/---16-16-16\----| G|----------|----------|----------|---0/---12-12-12\----| D|----------|----------|----------|---3/---15-15-15\----| A|----------|----------|----------|---------------------| E|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|

^N.C.W W W E e e e E E Q E|----------|----------|----------|---16---16---16\-----|| B|----------|----------|----------|---13---13---13\-----|| G|----------|----------|----------|---15---15---15\-----|| D|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|| A|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|| E|----------|----------|----------|---------------------||

[Bridge] Segno $

^N.C.W W W W E|----------|----------|----------|------| B|----------|----------|----------|------| G|----------|----------|----------|------| D|----------|----------|----------|------| A|----------|----------|----------|------| E|----------|----------|----------|------|

W W W W E|----------|----------|----------|------|| B|----------|----------|----------|------|| G|----------|----------|----------|------|| D|----------|----------|----------|------|| A|----------|----------|----------|------|| E|----------|----------|----------|------|| [3rd & 4th Verses] To Coda

^N.C.W W W E e Q H E|----------|----------|----------|---11--------------|| B|----------|----------|----------|----9--------------|| G|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| D|----------|----------|----------|---10--------------|| A|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| E|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| | | Gtr II (Sax. arr for Gtr.) | W W W Q E E E E E E E|----------|----------|----------|--------------6----|| B|----------|----------|----------|--------6-7-8------|| G|----------|----------|----------|------8------------|| D|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| A|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|| E|----------|----------|----------|-------------------||

[Sax Solo] Ab/C H E E E E +E E Q E E Q E|-------------11-------11---|-(11)\---------11-----| B|--------------9--------9---|--(9)\----------9-----| G|---------------------------|----------------------| D|-------------10-------10---|-(10)\---------10-----| A|---------------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------------| | | ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ | Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E|---------------------------|-------------8--8-6---| B|-8b9----8b9==(8)r------8b9-|-------9-9-9--------9-| G|---------------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------------|

^Eb/F Q. E H Q e e Q e E E|-11-----------------------|----11--11-----11----| B|--8-----------------------|-----8---8------8----| G|-10-----------------------|----10--10-----10----| D|--------------------------|---------------------| A|--------------------------|---------------------| E|--------------------------|---------------------| | | ~~~~~~~ | |-3-| |-3-| | E E E S S S Q E S S S Q +E E E E E E E|--------------------------|---------------------| B|--8----------6h8--------6h|=8--(8)--6-----------| G|-----------6----------6---|-----------8----6-8--| D|---------8----------8-----|-------------6-------| A|--------------------------|---------------------| E|--------------------------|---------------------|

E e Q E e Q Q e E E e Q E|------11--------------11-----|-------11------------11-----| B|-------8---------------8-----|--------8-------------8-----| G|------10--------------10-----|-------10------------10-----| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | | E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E|-7b8===7r-6------------------|-----8--6-------------------| B|------------7b8==(7)r--------|-7b8------7b8==(7)r\--------| G|-------------------------6-8-|------------------------6-8-| D|-----------------------6-----|----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Ab W E Q. E Q. E|----------------------|------13------------13----------| B|----------------------|------12b12.5-------12b12.5-----| G|----------------------|--------------------------------| D|----------------------|--------------------------------| A|----------------------|--------------------------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E S S E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E|----------------------|--------------8-6-------------6-| B|-8-8-6h8p6---6---8b9==|=(8)r-------------9--7------8---| G|-----------6----------|--------------------------------| D|----------------------|--------------------------------| A|----------------------|--------------------------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------------| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q E E E|-13---------13-----(13)---13---------|-(13)--13--------------13\---| B|-12b12.5----12-----(12)---12b12.5====|=(12)r-12b12.5---------------| G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------10\---| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~ | |-3-| | Q E S S s E E E E E E E E E E E E E|---------------------8--6------------|--------6--------------------| B|--8pb9---------------------9---------|---8-----------9-----9--8----| G|-------------3s5-8-------------------|-------------------8---------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

^EbQ E E +E E E E +H E E Q E|------------11-(11)\-------|-----------11\----------| B|-------------8--(8)\---7-6-|-(6)--------8\----------| G|------------10-(10)\-------|-----------10\----------| D|---------------------------|------------------------| A|---------------------------|------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------| | | ~~ ~~~ | |-3--| | E a a Q. E E E E Q. E E S S S E E E|---------------------------|-------------------8-6--| B|-8-6h8p6-------------------|-----------------x------| G|-----------------8---------|---------------6--------| D|-----------------------8-6-|--5---------8-----------| A|---------------------------|------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------|

H E E E E Q E E +E E E E E|-------------11-11-----|-------------------| B|--------------8--8-----|------6-(6)----5-6-| G|-------------10-10-----|------6-(6)----5-6-| D|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-----------------------|-------------------| E|-----------------------|-------------------| | | E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E|-----------8--6--------|----8-6------------| B|-8-------x-------7b8---|---------7b8-------| G|-------6---------------|-------------8-6-5-| D|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-----------------------|-------------------| E|-----------------------|-------------------| Dal Segno al Coda Ab +H H E E E E E E E E E|---------------------------|------16-----16---16-16\----|| B|-(6)-----------------------|------13-----13---13-13\----|| G|-(6)-----------------------|------15-----15---15-15\----|| D|---------------------------|----------------------------|| A|---------------------------|----------------------------|| E|---------------------------|----------------------------|| | | ~~~ | |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E +Q H Q E|---------------------------|----------------------------|| B|--7b8==7r-6-8-6---6-8-8b9==|=(8)r----8b9----------------|| G|----------------8----------|----------------------------|| D|---------------------------|----------------------------|| A|---------------------------|----------------------------|| E|---------------------------|----------------------------|| Coda &

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[Outro] N.C. H E Q E E Q E E Q E E|-------------------16\----------|-------16\----------------16\----------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ | Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|------12b13==(12)r-------12b13==|=(12)r-------12b13==(12)r-------12b13==| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E Q E E Q E Q E E +Q Q E|-------16\----------------16\----------|----------11-----(11)\-------*| B|---------------------------------------|-----------8------(8)\-------*| G|---------------------------------------|----------10-----(10)\-------*| D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| | |~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| B|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| G|-(12)r-------12b13==(12)r-------12b13==|=(12)r----12b13==(12)r\------*| D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------*| [Lyrics] Rockin' around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rockin' around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some carolling You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear Voices singing let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily In the new old fashioned way You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear Voices singing let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily In the new old fashioned way ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down | s Slide | (n) hold note ************************************

Brenda Lee - Rockin around the christmas tree