Silent Night

Silent Night with chords.

  • Lyrics and guitar chords to the christmas carol Silent Night.
  • Lyrics: Josef Mohr.
  • Music: Franz Gruber.
  • English lyrics: John Freeman Young.
  • More info and lyrics: Silent Night

Chords and lyrics

Chord analysis to Silent Night in the key of C for guitar and piano.

A diagram visualizing the guitar chord C.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord F.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord G7.
Guitar chord chart to Silent Night.

  • Click on a chord symbol in the lyrics to show the chord diagram of the chord in a popover.
  • Click anywhere, except on the active chord, to hide the popover. Or click another chord symbol to hide the current popover and display the new one.
  • Desktop: Use <Tab>/<Shift><Tab> to move back and forth between the chords in the lyrics.
  • Guitar: Use a capo to change the key of the song.
  • Zoom in to magnify a chord diagram. Especially useful on small screens, i.e mobile devices, when learning a new chord.

Verse 1

Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright round yon Virgin Mother and Child, Holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in Heavenly peace! sleep in Heav enly peace!

Verse 2

Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight; glories stream from Heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing " Alleluia!", Christ, the Savior, is born! Christ, the Sav - ior, is born!

Verse 3

Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, Love's pure light. Radiant, beams from Thy Holy face, with the dawn of re deeming grace. Jesus, Lord at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.

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