Artist/Band: Helms Bobby Tabs
Song: Jingle Bell Rock Tab
JINGLE BELL ROCK (J. Beal, J. Boothe)
performed by BOBBY HELMS (1957)
D Dmaj7 D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
D D#o7 Em7 A7
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Em7 A7 Em7 A7
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Em7 A7
Now the jingle hop has begun
D Dmaj7 D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
D D#o7 Em7 A7
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Em7 A7 Em7 A7
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
Em7 A7 D
In the frosty air
G G#o7
What a bright time, it's the right time
D
To rock the night away
E
Jingle bell time is a swell time
A
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
D Dmaj7 D
Giddyup jingle horse, pick up your feet
D B7
Jingle around the clock
G Gm
Mix and a-mingle in a-jinglin' feet
Em A7 D
That's the jingle bell rock
D Dmaj7 D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
D D#o7 Em7 A7
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Em7 A7 Em7 A7
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
Em7 A7 D
In the frosty air
G G#o7
What a bright time, it's the right time
D
To rock the night away
E
Jingle bell time is a swell time
A
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
D Dmaj7 D
Giddyup jingle horse, pick up your feet
D B7
Jingle around the clock
G Gm
Mix and a-mingle in a-jinglin' feet
Em7 A7
That's the jingle bell rock
Em7 A7
That's the jingle bell rock
Em7 A7 D
That's the jingle bell rock SUGGESTED CHORD FINGERINGS D Dmaj7 D#o7 Em7 A7 G G#o7 E B7 Gm
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JINGLE BELL ROCK TAB, swing eighths
INTRO _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
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|14----14-14-------14----14-14------|14----17-10----12-13----12-10------|
|15----15-15-------14----14-14------|15-------10----12-13----12-10----12|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------12|
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|10---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|11---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------7--5--------4---------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------7------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| RIFF 1 (Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock...) D6
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|------10---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------12---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------11---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| RIFF 2 (Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring...) A9
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|------17-17------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------14-14------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------16-16------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| RIFF 3 (Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun...) A9
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|------17-17-------17---------------|-----------------------------------|
|------14-14-------14---------------|-----------------------------------|
|------16-16-------16---------------|-----------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| RIFF 4 (Jingle around the clock...) B7 G
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|-------------------5--5--5--7--7--7|-7-------10-------12----12-10------|
|----------7--7--7--7--7--7-10-10-10|-8--------8--------8-----8--8------|
|----------8--8--8------------------|-9--------9--------9-----9--9------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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Gm Em7 A7
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|---------10-------12----12-10------|-7-----------------5---------------|
|11-------11-------11----11-11------|-8-----------------5---------------|
|12-------12-------12----12-12------|-7-----------------6---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-9-----------------5---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-7-----------------7---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---------------|
RIFF 5 (That's the jingle bell rock...) D
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------12----12-10----10--8-----8|-7---------------------------------|
|---------12----12-11----11--9-----9|-7---------------------------------|
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RIFF 6 (In the frosty air...) D7 G
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|-------------------8--8--8-10-10-10|10---------------------------------|
|---------10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13|12---------------------------------|
|---------11-11-11------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| CODA
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|14----14-14-------14----14-14----17|13----10-12----10----------10------|
|15----15-15-------15----15-15------|13----10-12----10----------10------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------11------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------12------|
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