ptabGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Happy TraumTraditional - English Traditional Happy TraumCraig Rogers {Tellurian}craigrogers706@hotmail.com God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Traditional 1 God rest ye merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power, When we were gone astray. Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. 2 In Bethleham in jewry This blessed babe was born And laid within' a manger Upon this blessed morn To which His mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn. Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. 3 From God our heavenly father A blessed angel came And unto certain shepherds Brought tidings of the same How that in Bethleham was born The Son of God by name. Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. 4 "Fear not then", said the angel "Let nothing you affright This day is born a saviour Of a pure virgin bright To free all those who trust in Him From Satan's power and might." Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. 5 The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind And left their flocks a feeding In tempest, storm and wind And went to Bethleham straightway The Son of God to find. Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. 6 And when they came to Bethleham Where our dear Saviour lay They found Him in a manger Where oxen feed on hay His mother Mary kneeling down Unto the Lord did pray. Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. 7 Now to the Lord sing praises All you within' this place And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace This Holy tide of Christmas All other doth deface. Chrorus O Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O Tidings of comfort and joy. In the First Version of the song, your thumb plays fairly steadily on the first and third beats of each measure. Many of the treble notes are played as double-stops, which creates a harmony below the melody line. Use your index and middle fingers to pick these strings. In the Second Version of the song, learning to play harmonized scales is invaluable in many contexts, particularly when arranging songs and ballads. The interval of a sixth is most pleasing to my ear, so I've added a harmony line six steps below the melody in the first part and at the end of the song as well. Here, your thumb will play a little more freely, sice you'll need the bass notes to create those harmonies. Notice though, that your thumb is still playing consistently on the beat. The Third Version sounds a bit more up to date, with syncopated melody notes and a traditional country fingerpicking style. The idea here is to keep the bass notes, played by your thumb, steadily chugging along on every beat. For the best effect, damp the bass notes with the heel of your picking hand. Make sure you keep the treble strings ringing clearly. H.T.+ The writer & composer of this carol are both unknown. It first appeared on one of the early carol sheets that were distributed throughout England at Christmas. The first version dates from 1770. If the comma is correctly placed, the meaning "God Keep You Happy" is clear." It is a form of greeting.CGuitarSteel String Acoustic Guitarh@Standard@;72-( CFloatingTextEADGBE7cTimes New Roman CGuitarIn CTempoMarkerv    CSectionSymbol $  $CSection2  $AIntroCStaff'- CPosition CLineDataB B  # !@ # !  Bb'Bb-B  b A `bc Bd Bb ' CMusicBarO OOO&2  $`BVersion 1 - Verse CChordTextVV$6B!# !B  @ Bb@`Bb @!B#B! A!B$! A* b  b$(AOOO O#2   VV V VV'0!B# #  !#!B ! #B! ! !# D @ `OOO2  CChorusVVV V!-!B   #  !@# ! Bb!  B# !! ! "# #B` B`OOO2  VVV V V VV'6  ! # ! B!B!B !B#D   bOOO2  $`DVersion 2 - Verse VVV V V VVVVVVV$6B !B# !   B@B !#! A!A$ A* A   b$&b(OOO O#2 V  VV V VVV'0##   !@#@!BB !#B!!#B` #D `B`OOO2p B EChorusVVV VVV!6!B  !B # !B @B!  B#B!!# b#B`  bbb`OOO2\ 1  VVVVV V V VV'6 !B!B#D%E !@ #@ !B @BB ceg   OOO2K   FVersion 3 - VerseVV6B!# ! !   B@BB !#  bb  b bbb!bOOO24  VV6B#! !   B@BB !#  bb  b bbb!bOOO2  VV V VV'3##   ! #!B !@# #B! #! #B" ! c  @ bbb``OOO2   GChorusVV V VVV!0 !  # ! B !B!  B#B #B! # bb   b`!`OOO2   VVVVV V V VV'6!!#% ! #@ !B @B !B @!B     !BbOOOUntitled!h@Bass+&!2 } ArialTimes New RomanTimes New Roman