Friday, October 9, 2026

Christmas Song Harmonica Tabs

Christmas Songs

These are some of my favorite Christmas songs. Many of the most popular Christmas songs have some sharps or flats that make them harder to play on a standard Richter-tuned harmonica. Luckily, the Trochilus and Blues Shifter allows you to hit most of those notes without having to resort to overbends and other tricky bends. For these tabs, I am including a note as to which type of harmonica is required next to the title.

Standard 10 Hole Richter Tuned Tabs

Joy to the World
7 -7 -6 6, -5 5 -4 4
6 -6, -6 -7, -7 7
7 7 -7 -6 6 6 -5 5
7 7 -7 -6 6 6 -5 5
5 55 5 5 5-56
-55 -4-4 -4 -4 -45-5
5 -4 4 7 -6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4

Stille Nacht
6 -6 6 5, 6 -6 6 5
-8 -8 -7, 7 7 6
-6 -6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
-6 -6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
-8 -8 -9 -8 -7 7 8
7 6 5 6 -5 -4 4

Do You Hear What I Hear
4 -4 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 5
4 4 6 6 7 6
5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 5
4 4 6 6 7 6
6 -6 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5
5 -4 4 4 -4 4 -4 5
5 -4 4 4 -5 5 -4 4

Here We Come A-Wassailing
4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 6 6 6 6
6 -6 -6 6 5 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 -5
5 -5 6 7 -6 6 5 -5 6 6 7 -6 6
5 -5 6 -6 5 -5 -4 4 -3 4 -4 5 4 -5
5 -5 6 -6 5 -5 -4 4 -3 4

O Christmas Tree (O Lutefisk as it's known in Wisconsin)
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4
6 6 5 -6 6 6 -5 -5
-5 -5 -4 6 -5 -5 5 5
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4

Frosty
6 5 -5 6 7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 6 7 5
6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6

6 5 -5 6 7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 6 7 5
6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4

6 -6 -6 7 7 -7 -6 6 5 -5 -6 6 -5 5
5 -4 -4 6 6 -7 -7 -8
-8 -8 -8 7 -7 -6 6

6 5 -5 6 7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 6 7 5
6 -6 6 -6 -7 8 7

6 6 6, 6, 6
-6 6 6, 6 6
-6 6 5 6 -4

6 6 6, 6, 6
-6 6 6, 6 6
6 6 -6 -7 7

Feliz Navidad
6 7 -7 7 -6
-6 -8 7 -6 6
6 7 -7 7 -6
-5 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5
6 7 -7 7 -6
-6 -8 7 -6 6
6 7 -7 7 -6
-5 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5

8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 -7 7 -8 -8 7

8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 -7 7 -8 -8 8 -8 7

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
-6 -7 7 -6 -5 -7 6 5 -6 -5 -4 -6 6
7 -6 -5 -7 6 5 -6 -5 -4 -6 6
5 5 5 5 -6
-6 -7 7 7 7 -7 -6 6

6 -6 6 5 7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 7 -7
-5 6 -5 -4 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 5
6 -6 6 5 7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 7 -7
-5 6 -5 -4 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 -8 7

-6 -6 7 -6 6 5 6
-5 -6 6 -5 5
-4 5 6 -6 -7 -7 -7
7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 -4
6 -6 6 5 7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 7 -7
-5 6 -5 -4 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 -8 7

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
6 7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6
-6 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 6
6 8 8 -9 8 -8 7 -6
6 6 -6 -8 -7 7

6 7 7 7 -7
-7 7 -7 -6 6
-8 8 -8 7 9 6
6 6 -6 -8 -7 7

Up On the Housetop
6 6 -6 6 5 4 5 6
-6 -6 6 5 -4 6 6
6 6 -6 6 5 4 5 6
-6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 6 4

-5 -5 -6, 6 6 6 5
-4 -4 -5, 5 6 6 4 5
6 6 -6 6 5 -5 6 -6
6 6 -6 6 5 5 -4 6 4

Trochilus Tabs

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)Trochilus
4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 5 5
4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7
-6 6* 6* -6* 6* 6 -5 6

6 -5 5 -4
4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 5 5
4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7
-6 6 5 -6 6 -5 -3 4

4 -3 4 -6* -6 6 -5 6
4 -3 4 -6* -6 -6* -6 -6* -6 6 -5 6
4 -3 4 6* 6 6* 6 -5 -4* -5
-4* -5 -4* -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4

5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 5 5 5
4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
-3 4 -3 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 4 -4 4

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 3rd pos Trochilus
-4 -4 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6
-4 -4 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6
-6 -6* 6 -6 -6* 7 -8 -6
6 -5 -4 5 -5 6
-5 6 -6 -6* -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
-5 5 -4 6
-5 6 -6 -6* 7 -8 -6 6 -5 5 -4

Deck the Halls Trochilus
6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
-4 5 -5 -4 5 -4 4 -3 4
6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
-4 5 -5 -4 5 -4 4 -3 4
-4 5 -5 -4 5 -5 6 -4
5 -5* 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6
6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4

Silver Bells Trochilus
7 -6 6 5, 7 -6 6 5
8 -8 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 6 -5* -5 6 -5 -5 5
7 -6 6 5, 7 -6 6 5
8 -8 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 6 -5* -5 6 -8 7
5 -5 6, -6 -7 7
-7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 7 6
5 -5 6, -6 -7 7
-7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 7

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays Trochilus
5 -5 6 5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -4* 5 -6 6 -5 5 -4
5 -5 6 5 6 -8 7 -7 -6 7 5 6
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 4
4 -5 6 -6 7 7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
5 -5 6 6 -5* 6 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -5 6 -6 7 7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
6 -6 -7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5
5 -5 6 5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -4* 5 -6 6 -5 5 -4
5 -5 6 5 6 -8 7 -7 -6 7 5 6
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 4
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5, -8, 7

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
6 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 -7 7 7
5 -5 6 6 6
-6 6 -5 -5
5 6 4 5 -4 -5 -3 4

6 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 -7 7 7
5 -5 6 6 6
-6 6 -5 -5
5 6 4 5 -4 -5 -3 4

7 -8 7 -7 7 - 6 -6
7 -8 7 -7 7 -6
-8 8 -8 7* -8 -7 -7 -7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6

6 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 -7 7 7
5 -5 6 6 6
-6 -5 -5 -5
5 6 4 5 -4 -5 -7 7 (10)

Greensleeves Trochilus
-6 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
-7 7 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 6 5
-6 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
-7 7 -7 -6 6* 6 6* -6 -6

9 9 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -7
7 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 6 5
9 9 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
-7 7 -7 -6 6* -5* 6* -6 -6

ver 2 is a little lower
5 6 -6 -7 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5
-5* 6 5 5 -4 5 -5* -4 -3
5 6 -6 -7 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5
-5* 6 5 5 -4* -4 -4* 5 5

-8 -8 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5 -5*
6 5 5 -4 5 -5* -4 -3
-8 -8 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5
-5* 6 5 5 -4* 4* -4* 5 5

O Holy Night Trochilus
5 5 5 6
6 -6 -6 -5 -6 7 6
5 -4 4 5 -5 6 -5 -4 4
5 5 5 6
6 -6 -6 -5 -6 7 6
6 -5* 5 -7 6 -6 -7 7 -7 5
6 6 -6 -4 6 -6 6 7 6 -6 6
6 6 -6 -4 6 -6 6 7 6 -6
7 -7 -6 -7
-7 -8 -6 -6 -6 7 7
7 8 -8 6 7 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 6
7 -8, 6 9 -9 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 7 10

I'll Be Home for Christmas Trochilus (2nd pos)
7 -7 -8 7 6 6
-6 6 -6* -6 -4
-4 5 6, -5 5 6 7
-7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -6

7 -7 -8 7 6 6
-6 6 -6* -6 -4
-8 7 -8 7 6 -6
-6 -8 8 7 -8 7

Blues Shifter Tabs

Jingle Bells Blues Shifter or Paddy Tuned
5 5 5, 5 5 5
5 6 4 -4 5
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5
55 5 -4 -4 5 -4 6
5 5 5, 5 5 5
5 6 4 -4 5
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5
55 6 6 -5 -4 4

-2 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2 -2 5 -4 4 3*
3* -5 5 -4 -3
6 6 -5  -4 5
-2 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2 -2 5 -4 4 3*
3* 3* -5 5 -4 6 6 6 6
-6 6 -5 -4 4 6

O Come All Ye Faithful Blues Shifter or Paddy Tuned
4 4 -2 4 -4 -2
5 -4 5 -5 5 -4
4 4 -3 3* -3 4 -4 5
-3 3* -2 -2
6 -5 5 -5 5
-4 5 4 -4 -3 3* -2
4 4 -3 4 -4 4 -2
5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4
5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 -5
5 -4 4 4

Let It Snow Blues Shifter
-2 -2 6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5 5, 5 -4 4

-2 -2 6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5 5, 5 -4 4

-3 4 -4  5 -4 -3 6 -4
-3 -4 4 4 -3 3* -2 3* -3
-3 4 -4  5 -4 -3 6 -4
6 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 6

Melody Maker
-2 -2 6 6 -5' 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5' 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5' 5, 5 -4 4

-2 -2 6 6 -5' 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5' 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5' 5, 5 -4 4

-3 4 -4  5 -4 -3 6 -4
-3 -4 4 4 -3 3 -2 3 -3
-3 4 -4  5 -4 -3 6 -4
6 -5 5 -5 5 -5 6

We Need a Little Christmas Blues Shifter
2 3 4 5 5
2 3 4 5 5 5 5, 5 -5 6 -5 5
2* -2 -3 -4 -4
2* -2 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 5
-5 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -4
6 6 6 6 6 4
-5 -5 -5 -5 -3
4 -3 4 -4 5 -5
6 6* -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -4
6 6 6 6 6 6 4, 4 
1st -4 5 -5* 5 -4 4 -3-3 3* -3 4 -4 4 -3 3* 33 2*
2nd -4 5 -5 6 -6 -3 4

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