The fingerstyle guitar tab (chord melody) for “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is available for download as a PDF.

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is a traditional English Christmas carol of anonymous authorship, first printed in the mid-18th century, though its melody likely predates that. The title’s punctuation reflects older English grammar, meaning “keep you merry.”

It gained renewed popularity through 20th-century recordings by Bing Crosby and later interpretations by Annie Lennox, Pentatonix, and Barenaked Ladies. Its minor-key drive gives it an unusually dark, rhythmic energy, making it adaptable to folk, rock, and even jazz-inflected arrangements.

Video

In the video below, I perform the piece as transcribed.

Fingerstyle Guitar Tab

The guitar tablature below is a fingerstyle chord melody arrangement of the piece.

Download “God Rest Y Merry, Gentlemen” (2 Pages) as a PDF.

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