Carol of the Bells Lesson

Carol of the Bells

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  • Hello GMC!

    This is the popular Christmas song "Carol of the Bells".
    I have prepared this easy version for beginners.
    You will play solo and the guitar accompaniment.
    As you can see in the video I played the song with fingerstyle technique, you can play it pickstyle if you prefer.

    Contents :
    Carol of the Bells: melody - video parts 1-4
    Accompaniment - video parts 5-7

    Gear used :

    Acoustic guitar: Taylor 410 CE
    Strings: Elixir Polyweb .012-.052

    Onboard Fishman Prefix Plus - right channel
    Mini mic Audio Technica Pro 70 - left channel
    USB audio interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
    Key : E minor

    Tuning : Standard

    Tempo : 150 bpm

    Chord progression : Please see the tab for the accurate chords progression.
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