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Wonderful Christmastime

Biography:

Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record and film producer who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.

A self-taught musician, McCartney is proficient on bass, guitar, keyboards, and drums.

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Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
Now a bonus track on disc 2 of the reissue of "McCartney II"

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

This may look difficult at first but it is worth the effort. Check out
my demo recording of this tab here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/71jyp0ikbqbrx3f/PaulMcCartneyDemoWonderfulChristmastime.mp3

Here's my GuitarPro file of the song which includes the solo and the "Ding
dong" harmonies:
http://plus.ultimate-guitar.com/p/paul_mccartney/wonderful_christmas_time_tab_online.html#131119

capo: 2nd fret
play: A
key: B

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CHORDS

The tabs in PJVillanueva's excellent tab of this song reproduce the
keyboard voicings perfectly:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/p/paul_mccartney/wonderful_christmas_time_tab.htm

But I found it hard to accompany myself singing this song and
simultaneously playing the chords on the higher frets. If you have
the same problem this might be a solution:

[Verse]S
E-A-D-G-B-E
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
A6 x-0-4-2-2-2
E/A x-0-2-1-0-0

"Ding dong" part #1
E-A-D-G-B-E
A7 x-0-2-0-2-x
A6 x-0-4-2-2-x
A x-0-2-2-2-x
D6 x-x-0-4-3-2

[Chorus]/[Solo]
The chords in the chorus and in the solo are not easy to play.
But it is possible to leave all the jazzy options aside and
play them straight. If you want to hear the voicings of
the original, however, here are some suggestions:

E-A-D-G-B-E
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
E9 0-2-0-1-0-2
C#m7 x-4-6-4-5-4
F#m9 2-4-2-2-2-4
D x-x-0-2-3-5
G9 3-5-3-4-3-5 or 3-x-0-2-0-1
A x-0-2-2-2-0
[Coda]
Amaj7 x-0-7-6-5-4
Amaj13 x-0-6-6-7-7

or (easier)
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
Amaj13 x-0-2-1-0-2

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[Intro]
A Amaj7 A F#m/A A E/A A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------4-------|--------5-------|--------7-------|--------9-------|
B|--------5-------|--------7-------|--------9-------|--------10------|
G|--------6-------|--------6-------|--------9-------|--------9-------|
D|--------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 D5 G9 A Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 D5 G9 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2---2---4---4---|5---5---0-------|2---2---4---4---|5---5---0-------|
B|3---0---5---2---|3---3---2-------|3---0---5---2---|3---3---2-------|
G|2---1---4---2---|2---4---2-------|2---1---4---2---|2---4---2-------|
D|4---0---6---2---|0---3---2-------|4---0---6---2---|0---3---2-------|
A|2---2---4---4---|----5---0-------|2---2---4---4---|----5---0-------|
E|----0-------2---|----3-----------|----0-------2---|----3-----------|

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[Intro] (see above)
| A Amaj7 | A F#m/A |
| A E/A | A A |
| Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 | D G9 A |
| Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 | D G9 A |

[Verse]
Amaj7
The mood is right
A6
The spirits up
E/A
We're here tonight
A
And that's enough

[Chorus]
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime

[Verse]
Amaj7
The party's on
A6
The feeling's here
E/A
That only comes
A
This time of year

[Chorus]
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime

[Middle 8]
A Bm7 E A
The choir of children sing their song
A Bm7 E
(synth)

A7 A6 A A/C#
Ding, dong, ding, dong
A7 A6 A D
Ding, dong, ding, uuuuuuuuuuuh
D6 D A
Uuuuuuuuuuuh Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh

[Interlude]
| Amaj7 | A6 | E/A | A |
(electric guitar)

[Chorus]
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime

[Verse]
Amaj7
The word is out
A6
About the town
E/A
So lift your glass
A
And don't look down

[Chorus]
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime

[Middle 8]
A Bm7 E A
The choir of children sing their song
A Bm7 E
They practiced all year long

A
Ding, dong, ding, dong,
E
Ding, dong, ding, dong,
A
Ding, dong, ding, dong,
E7
Ding, dong, ding, dong

[Verse]
Amaj7
The party's on
A6
The spirits up
E/A
We're here tonight
A
And that's enough

[Chorus]
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime

[Solo]
| Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 |

| D G9 D G9 |

| D G9 C#m7 F#m9 | C#m7 F#m9 |

| Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9 |

| D G9 A |

[Verse]
Amaj7
The mood is right
A6
The spirits up
E/A
We're here tonight
A
And that's enough

[Chorus]
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime
Bm7 E9 C#m7 F#m9
Simply having
D G9 A
A wonderful Christmastime

[Coda]
Amaj7 Bm/A A Bm/A
Oooooooooooooooh
Amaj7 Bm/A A
Ooooooooooooooh
E Amaj7 Amaj13
For Christmastime