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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’re going to learn how to play the classic Christmas melody to “O Holy Night” on electric guitar. As always, I’ll explain the “why” behind the notes so that you can create your own compositions like this.
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Definitely in the public domain. 😉
Beautiful rendition. Thanks.
…and that first lick is worth the price of admission!
Thank you Brian, I like these songs too.
“Have yourself a Merry Liittle Christmas” Brian.
Brian
A lovely piece beautifully arranged.
Thank You
John strat
G/day Brian,
My all time favourite Christmas Carol!
Great work!
M.J.
What a sweet balance you’ve struck between honoring melody and expectations,
with where your fingers long to go. Thank you, Brian. I’m fond of your choices.
Thanks Brian, Great rendition of my favourite Christmas song. Always brings a tear to my eye.
Just Beautiful. Thanks Brian,
Myra.
A beautiful song and great choice. The Christmas challenge? (I hope!).
So much appreciated Brian! Great Melody and dramatic indeed! Great XMAS tune!
Love the country and bluesy licks. Great to see the 335 dot again.
John
Very nice lesson Brian. Fun to listen to and fun to play.
Thanks Brian
Ray
Love the arrangement. Thanks for the comment about how Christmas songs can be difficult to play. I’ve struggled with them every year except for Jingle Bell Rock and this one seems user friendly too, plus it’s beautiful. Thanks Brian
Thanks for the tasty arrangement, Brian. This is one that I often play and sing for the family at Christmas. Though I do it in C, there should be a lot of your embellishments that will hold up after a 4-fret transposition. This should be fun!
That’s a beautiful arrangement, Brian. I love the bluesy licks, it sounds like something Eric Clapton would play 🙂
Brian Great job and good for me to learn.Great song because everyone knows it.Makes it easier to learn. Thanks for being a great teacher.
Merry Christmas
David
lovely song for lovely time of year cheers Brian
My favorite Christmas Carol, along with “Silent Night”.
Merry Christmas Brian.
Brian,
Thanks for a great arrangement and glad you chose to do it on electric. Have a great holiday season.
Brian – first time I have been able to play along with the Slow Walk Through – your guitar skills are rubbing off. I cannot tell you how pleased I am. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Christmas will be less blue with more blues 🙂
Thanx Brian for this lesson
Thanks Brian. Wonderful gift for Christmas. Your best Christmas lesson yet. Can’t wait until I work on playing it.
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Sweetly done, Merry Christmas to you and family … how lucky to be in TN over the Holidays …enjoy
Thanks Brian, very sweet son, hope can learn it before Christmas
Thanks Brian for taking me back to the old days from me and my dad, with all those sweet memories of expecting Christmas. A special thank you for the exellent explanation as always of why or where these notes came from. This is the reason of choosing you as my mentor. Keep on doing your good work. Regards from Holland Jan Salakory
Brian Every year I look forward to your Christmas Song
Absolutely Beautiful
God Bless You & Your Family
Jim McDougall
I don’t play much Christmas music but find I’m really taken with this. My big takeaway is the notes you play that are off the melody and how you phrase them. First half is quite easy to do something that sounds fine. Second half is a bit challenging on an accoustic guitar with how far you go up the neck and the bends but it’s good practice. Merry Christmas Brian!
Hey Brian
I love this arrangement and in particular the beautiful guitar sound, it reminds me of Bert Weedon’ s sound. Are you using any effects, or just straight guitar and amp, please?
Simon (UK)
Beautiful, Brian, one of your best. Many thanks!
Love playing this thanks so much. Although it was a lot like drilling holes in concrete
of the brain and a lot of rewinds I mean A LOT!!
Happy Holy Days
Maestro
Brian, it’s because of songs like this that I’m your fan. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
The On-Screen Tab Viewer is a must have. Don’t ever get rid of it please. Don’t know what I would do without it. 🙂
How do you keep doing this – amazing arrangements and beautiful renditions of classic songs? One day you need to do a video on how you make this all happen.
Have a great and peaceful New Year.
Ottimo brano Brian!!!! Happy New Year
A new member – been on the fence for a while but this rendition was so sweet that I almost couldn’t resist. And then you laid out the jazzy blues arrangement this week and that just pushed me over the edge. I’m looking forward to this experience Brian.
hi Brian,
really nice tune…it impress me to sign up to learn.
may i ask how i can i achieved the tone you had used, for this song? currently i had fender strato & some basic effects & 15w speaker.
hear from you soon., tks.
Thank you so much, Brian, for this gift of music. Can’t wait to play around Christmas for family and friend. Is there a way that I may make the track’s ending smoother than the way it is now?
Mr. Brian. I meant instead of the abrupt end, is there a way for me to let the sound track end smother? Thank you so much.
Hi there
Any chance you could let me know what your settings are for this beautiful sound? Which effects and pickup are you using?
Thanks and Merry Christmas!!!