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The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

Here are the fingerings that I use to play a chord-melody arrangement of Mel Torme and Robert Wells' 1946 standard The Christmas Song. I play it in the key of C not the original key of Eb. The song is played slowly in 4/4 time.

A

 C6 Am7 Dm6 Db9#11 CM7  Dm9G13  C6  Gm7 C7    FM7 Bb9
E----8--7-5--3-1-|-0-0-0------|---5-3-1-0---|--------|
B-1--8--6----4---|-0-----5--5-|-1-5-3---1-3-|--1--1--|
G-2--9--5----4---|-0-----5--4-|-2-5-3---3---|--2--1--|
D-2--7--7--------|-2-----3--3-|-2-5-3---2---|--2--0--|
A-3-----5----4---|-3-----5----|-3-3-----3---|-----1--|
E----------------|----------3-|-----3-------|--1-----|
 1.               2.           3.            4.

F#m7b5F13      Em7F#m7b5B7 EM7 Fm11Bb13 EbM7Dm11G13
E-------------|-0-3-5-7-5-|-4-4-6-4-3-1-|-3-3-1-----||
B-1-1-3-3-1-3-|-0-----5-4-|-4---4---1---|-3-1---5-3-||
G-2---2-------|-0-----5-4-|-4---5---1---|-3-2---4---||
D-2---1-------|-0-----4-4-|-2---3---0---|-1-0---3---||
A-------------|-2-------2-|---------1---|-----------||
E-2---1-------|-0---------|-------------|-------3---||
 5.             6.         7.            8.
 
A

 C6 Am7 Dm6 Db9#11 CM7  Dm9G13  C6  Gm7 C7    FM7 Bb9
E----8--7-5--3-1-|-0-0-0------|---5-3-1-0---|--------|
B-1--8--6----4---|-0-----5--5-|-1-5-3---1-3-|--1--1--|
G-2--9--5----4---|-0-----5--4-|-2-5-3---3---|--2--1--|
D-2--7--7--------|-2-----3--3-|-2-5-3---2---|--2--0--|
A-3-----5----4---|-3-----5----|-3-3-----3---|-----1--|
E----------------|----------3-|-----3-------|--1-----|
 9.               10.          11.           12.

F#m7b5 F13     Em7 F#m7b5 B7  Em7 A7 Dm7G7  C6
E--------------|-0-3-5-7--5-|-----5-------|---------||
B-1-1--3-3-1-3-|-0-----5--4-|-8-5-5-8-6---|-1-1-0-1-||
G-2----2-------|-0-----5--4-|-7---6---5-4-|-2-2-----||
D-2----1-------|-0-----4--4-|-5---5---7-3-|-2-2-----||
A--------------|-2--------2-|-7---7---5-5-|-3-3-----||
E-2----1-------|-0----------|-----5-----3-|---------||
 13.            14.          15.           16.

B

 Gm7 C13    Gm7 C7      Gm7     C7b9      FM9 FM7
E-6--5-3-2-|-3--------|-6-5-6-5-6-5-3---|--3---------|
B-6--3-----|-3--1-0-1-|-6-------5-----6-|--5--1-0-1--|
G-7--3-----|-3--3-----|-7-------6-------|--5--2------|
D-5--2-----|-3--2-----|-5-------5-------|--3--2------|
A----3-----|----3-----|-----------------|------------|
E----------|-3--------|-----------------|-----1------|
 17.        18.        19.               20.

   Fm7   Bb13      EbM9       Am11  Ab7b5    G7 G13
E--4-3-4-3-1----|--1---1----|-------------|---------||
B--4-----1---4--|--3-4---4--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3---5--||
G--5-----1------|--3-3------|-5-----5-----|--4---4--||
D--3------------|--1-1------|-5-----4-----|--3---3--||
A--------1------|-----------|-------------|--5------||
E---------------|-----------|-5-----4-----|--3---3--||
 21.             22.         23.           24.

A

 C6 Am7 Dm6 Db9#11 CM7  Dm9G13  C6  Gm7 C7    FM7 Bb9
E----8--7-5--3-1-|-0-0-0------|---5-3-1-0---|--------|
B-1--8--6----4---|-0-----5--5-|-1-5-3---1-3-|--1--1--|
G-2--9--5----4---|-0-----5--4-|-2-5-3---3---|--2--1--|
D-2--7--7--------|-2-----3--3-|-2-5-3---2---|--2--0--|
A-3-----5----4---|-3-----5----|-3-3-----3---|-----1--|
E----------------|----------3-|-----3-------|--1-----|
 25.              26.          27.           28.

  F#m7b5 F13    Em7 F#m7b5 F9  Em7Am7Dm7G7b9C6(Dm7-G7)
E--------------|--0-3-5-7--8-5-|-----------|--------||
B-1-0-1--3-1-3-|--0-----5--8---|-8-------3-|--1-----||
G-2------2-----|--0-----5--8---|-7--5--5-1-|--2-----||
D-2------1-----|--0-----4--7---|-5--5--3-3-|--2-----||
A--------------|--2--------8---|-7-----5-2-|--3-----||
E-2------1-----|--0------------|----5------|--------||
 29.             30.           31.           32.
Alternate Fingerings

(1) Bar 1 through 4: 

 C6 Am7 Dm11 G7   CM9 Dm7/GG7b9 C6  Gm7 Gb7b5 FM7 E7
E----8--7-5--3---|-0-0-0-0--0-|---5-3-1-0---|--------|
B-1--8--6----3-6-|-3-----1--3-|-1-5-3---1-3-|--1--3--|
G-2--9--5----4---|-4-----2--1-|-2-5-3---3---|--2--1--|
D-2--7--5----3---|-2-----0--3-|-2-5-3---2---|--2--0--|
A-3-----5----5---|-3--------2-|-3-3---------|-----2--|
E------------3---|-------3----|-----3---2---|--1--0--|
 1.               2.           3.            4.

(2) Bar 1 through 4: (Quartal Voicing)

  C6              CM9 Dm7/G G7b9 C6 Gm7 C7    FM7 E7
E----8--7-5------|-0-0--0---0-|---5-3---0---|--------|
B-1--8--6-5--8-6-|-3----1---0-|-1-5-3-6-1-3-|--1--3--|
G-2--7--5-4--7-5-|-4----2---1-|-2-5-3---3---|--2--1--|
D-2--7--5-3--7-5-|-2----0---3-|-2-5-3---2---|--2--0--|
A-3----------7-5-|-3----------|-3---5---3---|-----2--|
E----------------|------3---3-|-----3-------|--1--0--|
 1.               2.           3.            4.

(3) Bar 5 through 8: 

  Am7 Fm6     CM7F#m7b5B7b9 EM7 Fm11Bb7b9 EbM7Dm11G13
E-------------|-0-3-5-7-5-|-4-4-6-4-3-1-|-3-3-1-----||
B-1-1-3-3-1-3-|-0-----5-4-|-4---4---0---|-3-1---5-3-||
G-0---1---1---|-0-----5-5-|-4---5---1---|-3-2---4---||
D-2---0---0---|-2-----4-4-|-2---3---0---|-1-0---3---||
A-0-----------|-3---------|---------1---|-----------||
E-----1---1---|-----------|-------------|-------3---||
 5.             6.         7.            8.

(4) Bar 13 through 16: 

  Am7  Fm6     CM7 F#m7b5B7b9Em7b5A7Dm7bG7  C
E--------------|-0-3-5-7--5-|-----5-------|---------||
B-1-1--3-3-1-3-|-0-----5--4-|-8---5-8-6---|-1-1-0-1-||
G-0----1---1---|-0-----5--5-|-7-9-6---5-4-|-0-0-----||
D-2----0---0---|-2-----4--4-|-8---5---6-3-|-2-2-----||
A-0------------|-3----------|-7---7---5-5-|-3-3-----||
E------1---1---|------------|-----5-----3-|---------||
 13.            14.          15.           16.

(5) Bar 13 through 16:

 Gm7 C9 F#m7Gm7 C7      Gm7     C9        FM9 FM7
E-6--5-3-2-|-3--------|-6-5-6-5-6-5-3-1-|--3---------|
B-6--3-3-2-|-3--1-0-1-|-3-------3---3---|--1--1-0-1--|
G-7--3-3-2-|-3--3-----|-3-------3---3---|--2--2------|
D-5--2-2-2-|-3--2-----|-3-------5---2---|--2--2------|
A----3-3---|----3-----|-5-------3---3---|--0---------|
E--------2-|-3--------|-3---------------|-----1------|
 17.        18.        19.               20.

(6) Bar 21 through 24:

   Fm7   Bb13      EbM9       Am11  Ab7b5    G7 G13
E--4-3-4-3-1----|--1---1----|-------------|---------||
B--1-----1---4--|--3-4---4--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3---5--||
G--1-----1------|--3-3------|-5-----5-----|--4---4--||
D--1-----3------|--1-1------|-5-----4-----|--3---3--||
A--3-----1------|-----------|-------------|--5------||
E--1------------|-----------|-5-----4-----|--3---3--||
 21.             22.         23.           24.

(7) Bar 29 through 32:

  Am7    Bb7   CM7    D13b9   Em7b5Am7Dm7b5G7b9 CM9
E-------------|-0-3-5-7--8-5-|----------------|-----||
B-1-0-1-3-1-3-|-0-----4--7-4-|-8-------6---3--|--1--||
G-0-----1-----|-0-----5--8-5-|-7---5---5---1--|--0--||
D-2-----3-----|-2-----4--7-4-|-8---5---6---3--|--0--||
A-0-----1-----|-3------------|-7-------5---2--|--3--||
E-------------|--------------|-----5----------|-----||
 29.           30.            31.              32.

(8) Tag Ending:

 Em7 Eb6 D7 Db7b9CM7    Bb9#11     A7  Ab7    CM9/G
E--3-----------|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|--0-3------|---0---||
B--3--1--1--3--|-0------1-------|--2-----3--|---3---||
G--4--3--2--4--|-0------1-------|--0---5----|---4---||
D--2--1--0--3--|-2------0-------|--2---4----|---2---||
A-----------4--|-3------1-------|--0--------|-------||
E--------------|----------------|------4----|---3---||
 31.            32.              33.         34.

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