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Sunday, December 1

Adeste Fideles as it should be heard-- choir and orchestra.


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Here's a rendition on the piano by one Harry Volker I happened to find on Youtube that I think is more interesting than playing it straight. I like these attempted variations on traditional tunes.  If you're reading this in your email, click on the title above or the "posted by" line at the bottom to view the video. 

Here is the free chord and lyric page that I now use when I play tunes. This particular one is from UltimateGuitar.com but there are many others. Once you become an experience player, this is the easiest way to get your music since the chords are the hardest part to figure out, but the melody is the easiest.

 Bb          F
O Come All Ye Faithful 
Bb F   Gm D# Bb F
Joyful and triumphant, 
Gm  Bbsus4 Bb    F  Bb  F   C  F
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. 
 
Bb      D#      D
Come and behold Him,
Gm               F 
Born the King of Angels; 
 
Bb      F     Bbsus4 Bb
O come, let us adore Him,
Bb      F     Bbsus4 Bb  
O come, let us adore Him, 
Bb Cm7  Bb  F  Gm  F Fsus4   D#
O come, let us adore Him, 
Bb  F      Bb
Christ the Lord. 

Bb         F
Adeste fideles, 
Bb F  Gm D# Bb F
laeti triumphantes, 
Gm  Bbsus4 Bb  F  Bb F  C  F
Venite,    ven- i - te in Bethlehem! 
 
Bb D#  Gm D# D 
Na-tum vi-de-te, 
C D/F# Gm C F
Regem  an-gelorum 
Bb        F
Venite adoremus, 
 
        D# Bb F 
Venite ado-re-mus, 
 
Bb  Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus4 F D#
Venite     a- do - remu-s
Bb F Bb  F    G C Am G
Do-minum.
 
F C      D G/B
Adeste fideles, 
C G   C F  C Am G
laeti triumphantes,
Am  G  D/F# G Gm C  G  D  G 
Venite, ve -nite in Bethlehem! 
Gm A    Dm E 
 Natum videte,
D E   Am D G   Dm7
Regem an-gelorum 
F C Gm C        
Venite adoremus,
  C     F C G
Venite adoremus, 
Dsus2  Dm Em F F# G G#m  Am F
     Veni-te a-do-re  -  mu-s 
Gsus4 G Em C   Gsus4 G  Dm C
Do  -   mi-num.
Gsus4 G C
Do  - minum


If you need all your notes, you might use something like the following-- although your lesson should include writing the chords in so you can translate it more quickly and easily. Seeing the chord changes is the most crucial thing you can do and makes the song what it is. [Click here for easy piano music]

Further examples and discussion.
ADESTE FIDELES
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