Author: Ben Gitty Baker

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-10-10

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781728670881

This 130-page songbook contains 31 of the best-known and beloved Christmas carols and songs, all arranged specifically for playing on 3-string cigar box guitars tuned to Open G GDG. The words and additional verses are included for all of the selections, along with chords and chord forms and as well short historical sketches for each selection. All of the songs are presented with multiple arrangements for different keys and vocal ranges. The cover artwork is an original drawing by Farley Andresen, based on an old 1886 pen-and-ink rendition of Santa Claus by artist Thomas Nast.Playing these holiday favorites is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the easy-to-play 3-string tablature format. This book was designed here at C. B. Gitty, with all tablature arranged by Ben "Gitty" Baker. This book features full-color front and back covers and large-print, easily-readable black and white tablature pages.This songbook also includes how-to-play pages showing you how to read the tablature, read and use the chord forms, and how to approach playing the songs!Here is the list of songs included in this song book: All Through the Night; Angels We Have Heard On High; Auld Lang Syne; Away In A Manger; Children Go Where I Send Thee; Deck the Halls; Go Tell It On the Mountain; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Good King Wenceslas; Hark the Herald Angels Sing; I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day; I Saw Three Ships; In the Bleak Midwinter; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; Jingle Bells; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; Joy To the World; O Christmas Tree; O Come All Ye Faithful; O Holy Night; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Over the River And Through the Woods; Silent Night; The First Noel; The Twelve Days Of Christmas; The Wassail Song; There