Misc Christmas - Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, https://youtu.be/S0XOmgJc2cE
Author: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2nd fret (optionally).
Tempo: 4/4 time. Play with swinging feel.
Play bass quarters and insert eighths. Eighths are marked '+'.
The chords indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting.
[Verse]
g + + + + + D7 + +
E|-----0--------------3----|-0---------------------|-----0------0-------3----|-2a-----------------------|
B|-3----------3-p0---------|------3----------------|-3------3------3---------|-1a-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------0-------|-------------------------|-2a-------2------2--------|
D|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|------0--------------0----|
A|---------------2---------|-----------2-----------|---------------2---------|-0a-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------2------------|
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.
+ + D + + + G +
E|--------------------2----|-0---------------------|-----0------0-------0----|-----------------------|
B|-1--h3------1------------|------3----------------|-3------3------3---------|-0---------------------|
G|---------------2---------|---------------2-------|-------------------------|---------------0-------|
D|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|
A|-0-----------------------|-0---------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------2-----------|
E|---------------2---------|-----------2-----------|---------------2---------|-3---------------------|
And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows.
G + + + + + D7 + +
E|-----0--------------3----|-0---------------------|-----0------0-------3----|-2a----------------------|
B|-3----------3-p0---------|------3----------------|-3------3------3---------|-1a----------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------0-------|-------------------------|-2a-------2------2-------|
D|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|------0-------------0----|
A|---------------2---------|-----------2-----------|---------------2---------|-0a----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------2-----------|
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names,
+ + D + + + G +
E|--------------------2----|-0---------------------|-----0------0------/5----|-3--------------------|
B|-1--h3------1------------|------3----------------|-3------3------3---------|-0--------------------|
G|---------------2---------|---------------2-------|-------------------------|--------------0-------|
D|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|------0----------0----|
A|-0-----------------------|-0---------------------|-0-----------------------|----------2-----------|
E|---------------2---------|-----------2-----------|---------------2---------|-3--------------------|
They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.
[Interlude]
C + G + + D7 + G +
E|-0----0----3------0----|-------------------------|------0----------------|-----------------------|
B|-1---------1-----------|-3---0---3---------------|-1--------3-------1----|-0---------------------|
G|---------------0-------|----------------0--------|--------------2--------|--------------0--------|
D|------2-----------2----|-----0--------------0----|------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|
A|-3---------------------|------------2------------|-0--------0------------|----------2------------|
E|-----------3-----------|-3-----------------------|-----------------------|-3---------------------|
Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say,
A + + A7 + D7 +
E|--------------------|-0----0---0--------------|-3--------3--2----0----|-----------------------|
B|-----------0----2---|-------------------------|-----------------------|-3----1----------------|
G|-2----2-------------|-----------------2-------|-----------------------|----------2------------|
D|------2---------2---|------2-------------2----|------2-----------2----|------0-----------0----|
A|-0------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
E|-----------0--------|-------------0-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
"Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
[Reprise]
G + + + + + D7 + +
E|-----0--------------3----|-0---------------------|-----0------0-------3----|-2a----------------------|
B|-3----------3-p0---------|------3----------------|-3------3------3---------|-1a----------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------0-------|-------------------------|-2a-------2------2-------|
D|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|------0-------------0----|
A|---------------2---------|-----------2-----------|---------------2---------|-0a----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------2-----------|
Then how the reindeer loved him and they shouted out with glee,
+ + D + + + G +
E|--------------------2----|-0---------------------|-----0------0------/5----|-3--------------------|
B|-1--h3------1------------|------3----------------|-3------3------3---------|-0--------------------|
G|---------------2---------|---------------2-------|-------------------------|--------------0-------|
D|--------0-----------0----|------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|------0----------0----|
A|-0-----------------------|-0---------------------|-0-----------------------|----------2-----------|
E|---------------2---------|-----------2-----------|---------------2---------|-3--------------------|
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in histo- ry."
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| a Arpeggio = harp-like (strike all strings in fast sequence)
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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