Oh Christmas Tree
Here’s a beginner lesson on how to play Oh Christmas Tree in G Major. This is a sweet melody! Singing the melody will help you to learn the tune.
I’ll also show more advanced students how to fiddlize this by adding some nice double stops.
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Learning chunks
I’ve made some “Learning Chunks” to help you learn more easily. These focused exercises contain sheet music, tabs and mp3 snippets to guide you on your fiddle journey.
For those of you who read (or want to read), this tune is in G major and 3/4 time:
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This might help you practice with the Learning Chunks below.
Preparation
Play a G note with a G drone. Allow your breath, body, and mind to relax. Listen to the blend of your fiddle with the drone, and enjoy the sound.
Next, warm up with the G Major scale and phrases from the tune (once you’ve learned it) using the drone above.
A part, first half
First half: D0 | D3-3-3-A0 | A1-1-1
A part, second half
B part, first half
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B part, second half, second quarter
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B part, third quarter
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B part, fourth quarter
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Sing And Play
A fun way to learn and practice songs is to sing a line and then play it on your instrument!
Other versions
Full Content
Full tabs
A part
First half: D0 | D3-3-3-A0 | A1-1-1
Second half: A1 | A0-1-L2 | D2-A0-D3
B part
First half: A3 | A3-1-E0-A3 | A3-L2-L2
Second half: AL2 | L2-0-3-L2 | AL2-1-1
Full play-along track
Full sheet music
Give thanks
Take a moment to reflect with gratitude that you have music in your life. No matter where you are on your fiddle journey, you get to learn, play, and listen to music. What a wonderful gift!
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I’m wont to return my fiddle. (I know people who want to have a fiddle tuned to a different scale own multiple instruments.)
My fiddle really likes being tuned to G-D-A-E and has asked me never to change it.
I picked up the basic tune of Oh Christmas Tree very quickly but double-stops continue to elude me.
Still, this is an excellent lesson to follow when learning to play double-stops.
Thanks Jason!
re-tune! Where’s the Edit button?
Such a fun tune ..will work on this with my banjo playing partner for our virtual Christmas! Thank you 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks, Jason! I’m going to add this to the Christmas songs I am working on.