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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the classic Christmas Song, “Angels We Have Heard on High” on guitar (with no accompaniment). This is played fingerstyle, but I’ll demonstrate how you can do it with a pick if you’d rather play it that way.
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Love it when you do the Christian songs. God/Jesus is always worthy of our praise. Bless His holy name. Thanks Brian.
I always Appreciate your Christmas songs. Another great lesson. Merry Christmas
Glory to the newborn King.
In bar 9 when it goes to the chorus, how are you plucking the melody line with the right hand? I get when a finger is assigned to a particular string, but when there are multiple notes on one string, that part was unclear to me. I don’t do finger picking, so this is all foreign to me.
Merry Christmas. Thanks for the beautiful song and arrangement.
The hallmark of a talented cook is to turn a seemingly simple dish into something special. Well done chef Brian.
Very pretty, thanks Brian.
The annual Christmas song right after Thanksgiving is a beautiful tradition you have created in Active Melody. God Bless you Brian.
… and you have dragged me into one of my less practiced and sorely needed techniques: finger picking! lol
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Thanks for the gift Brian!
Hello Brian,
Another great Christmas song arrangement for the collection.
Happy Holiday’s,
Tim
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving weekend without Brian’s Christmas song. This one is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Merry (early) Christmas everybody and thank you Brain for all you do throughout the year!
Thanks as always Brian,
Is it ok if I jazz it up with some Dim7’s and 2-5-1’s from my favorite lessons. You gave me what I have wanted for years in those lessons. Please don’t worry about playing specifically what u have on Tab.
Loosely translated. You can never step into the same river twice. Besides, it takes years to play what you r feeling. I have trouble with studio recording for that very reason, cold duplication.
Never change….
Robert G G
Blues Bob
I love this lesson for several reasons. It’s a beautiful Christmas Carol, and it’s one of the times you teach how to take a song, pick out the melody, and then find the chords and embellishments to make it a beautiful arrangement, which is something I want to learn how to do for myself. THANKS Brian! and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Nice. Very nice.
I love this song as a full-voiced choral performance, and your simple finger style version is equally as beautiful. Thank you for gifting it to us. Best wishes to you and your family this Christmas season.
Does anyone here know the exact fingering (which fingers do the plucking) Brian is using to play that Am chord melody line in the chorus of bar 9? I can’t figure out how he is plucking the G F E notes with the right fingers. He did not explain that in the video and I cannot see through his hand to know what he is doing precisely. I’m stuck on this part.
This is really lovely! I think I can do it. I love easier finger style lessons!