Silver Bells chords by Dean Martin (Official Version)

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Verse 1
Ab 
Cm 
City  (A flat major) sidewalks, busy  (C minor) sidewalks
Db 
Bbm 
Dressed in  (D flat major) holiday  (B flat minor) style
Eb7 
Ab 
Db 
In the  (E flat7) air   there's a feeling of  (A flat major) Christmas  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Cm 
Children  (A flat major) laughin', people  (C minor) passin',
Db 
Bbm 
Meeting  (D flat major) smile after  (B flat minor) smile
Eb7 
Ab 
Db 
And on  (E flat7) every street corner you  (A flat major) hear  (D flat major) 

Chorus 1
Ab 
Ab7 
 (A flat major) Silver bells  (A flat7) (silver bells)
Db 
 (D flat major) Silver Silver bells (silver bells)
Eb7 
Ab 
Db 
 (E flat7) It's  Christmas time in the  (A flat major) city  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Ab7 
 (A flat major) Ring-a-ling  (A flat7) (Ring-a-ling)
Db 
 (D flat major) Hear them ring (hear them ring)
Eb7 
Ab 
 (E flat7) Soon  it'll be Christmas  (A flat major) day

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Ab 
Cm 
(Strings of  (A flat major) street lights, even  (C minor) stop lights
Db 
Bbm 
Blink a  (D flat major) bright red and  (B flat minor) green)
Eb7 
As the  (E flat7) shoppers rush home
Ab 
Db 
With their  (A flat major) treasures  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Cm 
(Hear the  (A flat major) snow crush, see the  (C minor) kids bunch
Db 
Bbm 
This is  (D flat major) Santa's big big  (B flat minor) scene)
Eb7 
Ab 
Db 
And a (E flat7) bove  all all this bustle you hear  (A flat major)  (D flat major) 

Chorus 2
Ab 
Ab7 
 (A flat major) (Silver bells)  (A flat7) silver bells
Db 
 (D flat major) (Silver bells) silver bells
Eb7 
Ab 
Db 
 (E flat7) It's  Christmas time in the  (A flat major) city  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Ab7 
 (A flat major) Ring-a-ling  (A flat7) (Ring-a-ling)
Db 
 (D flat major) Hear them ring (Hear them ring)
Eb7 
Ab 
 (E flat7) Soon  it'll be Christmas  (A flat major) day
Db 
(Silver bells,  (D flat major) silver bells)
Eb7 
Ab 
 (E flat7) (Silver, silver  (A flat major) bells)

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 97

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

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Silver Bells by Dean Martin, 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 Ab major. It suits players who want to learn Silver Bells the way Dean Martin intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.