Guitar Lesson: How to Play "Christmas Time" from Charlie Brown Sound Track

[freddymclain]

Thanks so much..I've wanted to learn this for years. FYI, Vince played guitar also.....he loved cranking the amp up to '10.'....not like the nice acoustic tone you're getting. Thanks again for posting this....great job!

[ShaneDignan]

I'd say you nailed the chord voicings. Awesome version!

[mgambro1]

Real nice, straightforward, and simple. Thanks man, and Merry Christmas!

[yelirnaes]

Thanks!! Awesome.

[wikid24]

can you post the tabs? i have no knowledge of music theory so this is hard for me to find the chords you mentioned, even googling them gives alternate patterns.

[kirwinbecker]

sweet! Thanks and may your ending to 2011 be full of grace. Thanks for the nice arrangement and your willingness to share.

[moverfors]

Thanks...love it!! I'm working on it!!

[midrangesupport]

thanks for putting this up!

[fixturebum1]

so glad i was able to find this video again. i found it last year too late to learn it for christmas. i hope i have time to learn it as well as you play. thank you for your generousity. merry christmas

[aLaCooManChu]

Nice arrangement - thanks for posting!!

[snakeboy855]

Thanks, man! Going to play this for my family the day after Thanksgiving!

[delpuckett]

@snakeboy855 - on BLACK FRIDAY ??

[snakeboy855]

@delpuckett Haha yea,..gotta stay away from the masses, my friend!

[Jimplify]

I don't play guitar but I do however play the uke do you suppose your lesson could be used for the uklele do you think it could actually work well

[delpuckett]

@Jimplify - thanks - unfortnately i dont think it will translate to Uke. i have a couple Uke videos posted. check out "santa clause is coming to town" and tell me what you think.



[Jimplify]

dude that sounds pretty darn accurate to me flawlesws infact for being transposed I saw and heard no mistakes at all

[VietnamVET19]

You are the man!

[delpuckett]

@VietnamVET19 - did you learn the song sufficiently??

[VietnamVET19]

@delpuckett - yeah! Didn't take me too long either. Keep these videos coming!

[Ethiopianman777]

tab the chords please!

[Haiticheri90]

Awesome!!! on my to by an acoustic guitar just for that.

[vintagesoulny]

is this tuned differently????? cuz i cant seem to get it

[delpuckett]

@vintagesoulny - no - i tuned normal but i transposed the song 1/2 step lower (from F to E) to make it easier for me to play.

[delpuckett]

@vintagesoulny - nope - it's standard tuning...but i am playing it 1/2 step down from the original. E is a more "guitar friendly" key in my opinion. 

[KOME11]

Been wanting to learn this for so long! Thanks so much man!

[jesus1309]

could you please send the tabs to me? i really need to learn it but im a beginner so im having trouble figuring out the chords :S, i have no trouble fingering it but the chords are the ones giving me a headache

[chasedice111]

thnx a lot man.. great piece... nice hat :D

[jog11892]

good vid its easier for me to wrap the thumb around and play the bass with it otherwise i thought it was spot on thanks!

[adr1701]

NIce arrangement ... simple and sweet; just like the song.

[gymwill]

Thanks for posting.

Merry Christmas!

[chuchunichichi]

Wow, thank you for that great tutorial. More power to you.  So simple, yet so effective.

[jndoles]

Thanks for posting this! Love the song, kinda new on the guitar, but love the picking style. This video made the song approachable for me!

[11DanceKing11]

thanks alot man! your a great teacher! i really appreciate this! :) now i can play it:D

[delpuckett]

@11DanceKing11 - SWEET!!!!!!!

[didgeboy287]

Youtube's not letting me comment, but hopefully this will send. I just wanted to say thanks for posting. This is a great version of the tune that's not terribly difficult to learn, so thanks much. I added some ornamental bookends, but it's basically what you taught otherwise.

[courtesyofdickboak]

Thanks for the chords bro!

[statikdog]

cool, thanks

[drjohnflannery]

Lovely.  I have a version of my own not nearly as good as yours but you might like the arrangement.

[WuTang1294]

will ferrel is teaching me how to play guitar. awesome

[chordman99]

very nice, gonna try this one this year for my kids!...thanks :)

[chazlegende]

thanks for posting this. I love love love this music. I did change a couple of voicings for myself, an open position Emajor9 and an open A for the A major 7th, but it sounds decent. I really appreciate the tutorial. Thanks again.

[chazlegende]

@chazlegende 

[delpuckett]

@chazlegende - post a video :-)

[ScottyPelsang]

4:13 Will Ferrel. :D

[whiteweasel13]

hey delpuckett-thanks a million for this! not only does it sound beautiful but the explanations are clear and concise! great video!!!!

[lqueso]

Del, As usual your stuff is spot on and very helpful. Thanks and keep them coming.

[realannoyingoranges]

THIS DUDE LOOKS LIKE WILL FERREL

[Kurama024]

tasty chords your playing

[XBlakea]

Awesome! I am totally playing this on Christmas tomorrow. Thanks dude and nice arrangement!

[hrider123]

Thanks for showing this CTIH for dummies, the way you show this is great. Great teacher!

[monoyamono]

thanks so much you've been a great help

[bigdawgsd]

Thanks for sharing... Nicely done.

[reneebutouy]

Thank you for sharing.

[57Sauce]

Thanks so much for the lesson! Spot on mate!!

[Kazyman]

Hi. I dunno if u even visit your site, but I couldn't help but stick my big nose in for a bit of a suggestion. I'm a guitarist by trade, but figured this out on piano years ago. If you listen to the bass line, you'll see what I mean about the chord progression in the verses as it simply walks down. (listen to the original, which never had an equal) I hope you enjoy the bit of tweaking I did to your arrangement, which otherwise is prime!! God Bless, & a Merry Christmas to you & your loved ones!!!

[Kazyman]

Hi. I figured this out on piano, & I too am an ear musician but I hear something different with the chord that corresponds with the word FUN for all, that (try 67669x for FUN, & simply play the high open E twice for "for all", (u bar the 6th fret with your index finger, of course) or an E with your pinky on the G string, 9th fret (so you keep better the integrity of the chord. Then strum 1x ..5766xx & play an E flat note once on the G string, 8th fret for the word "that", then do like u do...

[MickThai100]

nice arrangement. I think you're right with the B7#5. i never used that grip for the Maj7 before! Thanks for that!

[delpuckett]

i know its a hack version but it's somewhat believable and fun to play - glad you liked it.

[CharlieLayton]

hey man two questions:

what guitar is that? it sounds great

and what is the chord that you end on at around 4:02?

thanks for the video

[delpuckett]

E major 9 - same chord as at 1:06

[maxyliano]

Wow.. thank you for that :) I'll try it.. I love that song! Vince Guaraldi would be proud

[XMattingly]

Thanks, Del! Rockin' the Peanuts tunes again... Schroeder would be proud. : )

[winniepoodle]

I don't even play the guitar and I love your lesson. Del Puckett, you rock!

[hughman174]

that is one of my all-time fav. songs and you did an awesome job w/ it. much better than i could have done. Mery Christmas to ya bro

[kentfgunn]

That was magic!

[delpuckett]

awe shucks!!! you're making me blush!!!

[schwigg]

Del, I've been a fan of your videos for some time. This song has always been one of my favorites, and you've done nothing but justice for it.

Thank you!!

[legodesi]

good song to play when you're spending christmas alone. =I The minor chords, especially.

[michaelm815]

you make this look waaaaaaaaayyyy too easy

[SubAtomic15]

Hey you made me a happy camper! You are a jewel - LOVE this song and you make it easy!

[naitrose07]

Thanks very much by the way for posting this lesson!!! and Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year!

[naitrose07]

Bloody Brilliant...vince guaralidi is such a brillaint composer... i love the fact that you made this so much easier to play than in the F major original...I've always struggled with some of the fingering changes needed for the original composition...oh man and I found a brilliant open D tuning version of O Holy Night off of ultimate guitar tabs if you're interested...i'm going to post a vid of me playing it here in the next few days so check it out and let me know what you think...keep rocking!

[delpuckett]

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