Song 8 - Here We Come A-Caroling

We learn how to play Here We Come A-Caroling. The chords in this song are fairly basic, but the rhythm and strumming is very unusual in that there is a totally different strumming pattern for the verse than there is for the chorus. Even more, the verse pattern has a swing feel and the chorus pattern does not, which is even more unusual! Knowing this in advance and practicing each pattern until it can be done easily is essential before trying to play along to the full song.

Key learning points

1. Learning the difference between straight and swing rhythms

2. Mastery of changing strumming patterns multiple times mid-song

3. Further learning of the chords in the key of D major

Here We Come A-Caroling - full play through

Here We Come A-Caroling - chords/ strumming tab

Here We Come A-Caroling - melody tab

Further learning

See a beginner lesson on swing rhythms here

Get more help with chords in the key of D major here

Learn the D major scale in full here