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Angels We Have Heard On High chords by Traditional (Official Version)

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C/E
G/D
C
F/A
C/G
G7
G
G/B
A7
Dm7
F
Gsus4
Em7

Intro 1

C/E

G/D

C

F/A

C/G

G7

C

Verse 1

C

G

C

Angels we have heard on high

C

G/B

C

G7

C

Sweetly, sweetly through the night

C

G

C

And the mountains in reply

C

G/B

C

G7

C

Echo ing their brief delight

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Chorus 1

C

A7

Dm7

G

Glo-

C

F

Gsus4

G

o- ria,

C/E

G/D

C

F/A

C/G

G7

in ex celsis De o

Em7

A7

Dm7

G

Glo-

C

F

Gsus4

G

o- ria,

C/E

G/D

C

F/A

C/G

G7

C

in ex celsis De- o

Verse 2

C

G

C

Shepherds, why this ju bilee?

C

G/B

C

G7

G

C

Why your joyous strains prolong?

C

G

C

What the gladsome tidings be

C

G/B

C

G7

C

Which in spire your heav'nly song?

Chorus 2
C 
A7 
Dm7 
G 
Glo-
C 
F 
Gsus4 
G 
o- ria,
C/E 
G/D 
C 
F/A 
C/G 
G7 
in    ex    celsis   De    o
Em7 
A7 
Dm7 
G 
Glo-
C 
F 
Gsus4 
G 
o- ria,
C/E 
G/D 
C 
F/A 
C/G 
G7 
C 
in    ex    celsis   De-   o

Verse 3

C

G

C

Come to Bethlehem and see

C

G/B

C

G7

C

Him whose birth the an gels sing

C

G

C

Come, adore on bended knee,

C

G/B

C

G7

C

Christ the Lord, the new born King

Chorus 3
C 
A7 
Dm7 
G 
Glo-
C 
F 
Gsus4 
G 
o- ria,
C/E 
G/D 
C 
F/A 
C/G 
G7 
in    ex    celsis   De    o
Em7 
A7 
Dm7 
G 
Glo-
C 
F 
Gsus4 
G 
o- ria,
C/E 
G/D 
C 
F/A 
C/G 
G7 
C 
in    ex    celsis   De-   o

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0

C/E
G/D
C
F/A
C/G
G7
G
G/B
A7
Dm7
F
Gsus4
Em7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

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This is the definitive original version of Angels We Have Heard On High by Traditional, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Traditional's performance.

Angels We Have Heard On High

Traditional

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