The First Noel

Bob Dylan

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
Capo on 1st fret
              
 
 
Intro 
N.C. 
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel 
 
verse 1 
    G     Em  D  C   G      C   G 
The first No -el the angels did say 
C      G       C    G/B 
Was to certain poor shepherds 
D7 G         D7   G 
In fields as they lay 
   G      Em    D    C 
In fields where they lay 
G/B     C     G 
Keeping their sheep 
C    G       C     G 
On a cold winter's night 
D7   G   D7 G 
That was so deep 
D  G   Em D   G/B C     G 
No-el, No-el, No -el, Noel! 
Em   Bm/D C   G/B C   D7 G D7 G 
Born is   the Ki -ing of Isra-el! 
 
verse 2 
     G  Em  D  C   G   C G 
They looked up and saw a star 
C       G  C   G/B  D7 G   D7   G 
Shining in the East beyond them far 
    G  Em  D     C  G/B  D7    G 
And to the earth it gave great light 
C   G     C  G  C D7  G        D7  G 
And so it conti-inued both day and night 
D  G   Em D   G/B C     G 
No-el, No-el, No -el, Noel! 
Em   Bm/D C   G/B C   D7 G D7 G 
Born is   the Ki -ing of Isra-el! 
 
verse 3 
G    Em     D     C  G    C    G 
This by the light of that same star 
C     G    C   G/B  D7   G   D7  G 
Three wise men came from country far 
   G    Em    D    C   G/B   D7 G 
To seek for a King was their in-tent 
C      G      C   G   C  D7 G     D7 G 
And to follow the sta-ar wherever it went 
D  G   Em D   G/B C   C    G  D7/F# 
No-el, No-el, No -el, No-o-e- el! 
Em   Bm/D C   G/B C   D7 G D7 G 
Born is   the Ki -ing of Isra-el! 
(ritardando) 
 
Coda 
C   D  G 
Ah, No-el!

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Chord set

G · Em · D · C · B · D7 · Bm · F#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.