Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Performance Tips

This list of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas performance tips is to be used in conjunction with the Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas lyrics and tab page. If you're looking for additional Christmas lyrics and tabs, check the Christmas Tab and Lyrics master list.

Some guitarists may find Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas a bit tricky to play. Although the strumming is easy, there are a fair number of chords, and it may require a bit of practice to perfect.

There are several approaches to strumming this carol. You could strum it with four slow downstrokes per bar. Alternately, you could strum eight quick downstrokes per bar (twice as fast). The key to the strumming is that it should be soft - it's a gentle song, so don't kill the strings.

If performing it by yourself, or with just one singer, consider playing it "rubato" or out-of-time. Try strumming once per chord, and slowing down the pace to whatever is comfortable. It can have a nice effect.

There are a relatively large number of chords in Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Here they are:

That's it! Give Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas a try - and have fun!

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