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Hey there, friends! New lesson today where I return to the 1984 classic Last Christmas, this time exploring the various chord & capo combinations at your disposal for playing this song. Of course, you could play the entire song using D-Bm-Em-A, without a capo — but by adding a capo in any of the right places, you can play it using entirely different chords. This is great if you want to avoid barre chords or simply want a different “up the neck” sound that a capo can provide.
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Instructional PDF 3 pages
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Audio Jam Track
As an extra bonus to premium members here on my Song Notes website, I’ve created this 5 minute jam track to help you practice things. This loops over D-Bm-Em-A, played at a slightly slower tempo than what’s heard in Last Christmas. You can use this to practice either the capo & chord combinations I show, or likewise the melody notes I teach in my other lesson (linked below).
My Other Tutorials for Last Christmas
Full Song Lesson
An in-depth guide to playing this full song. I teach chord shapes (using capo 2, Key of C) as well as a few different strumming options. View my full lesson notes, including a link to the 4-page song sheet.
Vocal Melody Note Guide
Here’s a separate video where I tackle the vocal melody notes in this song, tabs included. These tabs are included in my 4-page song sheet, which is available via this page if you’re interested.
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