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What Child Is This

Misc Christmas

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                   WHAT CHILD IS THIS - Misc Christmas
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Tabbed by: ThisIsNotDan
Tuning: Standard

My first submission! Basically a series of arpeggios based on the chords, with a 
bit of discretion used as to which 5 notes in a 6-note chord are played. I think 
the song sounds a lot better this way than with strumming the chords or picking 
the individual notes. Substitute your own musical prowess if you feel there are 
better ways to pick the notes; my unschooled mind just went with what sounded good 
to my unschooled ear.

That said, I think this is best read in 6/8 time, with each each hyphen 
representing a 16th note. But I could be totally wrong on that.

CAPO 5 (or wherever your vocal range happens to fall; the first 2 notes you play 
on the G and B strings are the first two notes of the melody)

         Am          Am          G           G
       e|--------0-----------0-----------3-----------3---|
       B|------1-----------1-----------------------------|
       G|----2-----------2-------------0-----------0-----|
       D|--2-----------2-------------0-----------0-------|
       A|0-----------0-------------2-----------2---------|
       E|------------------------3-----------3-----------|
(What)   Child is    This who    Laid to     Rest on


  Am          Am          E           E
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
B|------1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----|
G|----2-----------2-----------1-----------1-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
A|0-----------0-----------2-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------0-----------|
  Mary's      Lap is      Slee   -    Ping,


         Am          Am          G           G
       e|--------0-----------0-----------3-----------3---|
       B|------1-----------1-----------------------------|
       G|----2-----------2-------------0-----------0-----|
       D|--2-----------2-------------0-----------0-------|
       A|0-----------0-------------2-----------2---------|
       E|------------------------3-----------3-----------|
(Whom)   Angels      Greet with  Anthems     Sweet while


  Am          E           Am          Am          
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
B|------1-----------0-----------1-----------1-----|
G|----2-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
A|0-----------------------0-----------0-----------|
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
  Shepherds   Watch are   Kee    -    Ping?


  C           C           G           G          
e|--------0-----------0-----------3-----------3---|
B|------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0-----|
D|--2-----------2-------------0-----------0-------|
A|3-----------3-------------2-----------2---------|
E|------------------------3-----------3-----------|
  This,       This is     Christ the  King, whom


  Am          Am          E           E
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
B|------1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----|
G|----2-----------2-----------1-----------1-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
A|0-----------0-----------2-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------0-----------|
  Shepherds   Guard, and  Angels      Sing


  C           C           G           G          
e|--------0-----------0-----------3-----------3---|
B|------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0-----|
D|--2-----------2-------------0-----------0-------|
A|3-----------3-------------2-----------2---------|
E|------------------------3-----------3-----------|
  Haste,      Haste to    Bring him   Laud, the


  Am          E           Am          Am          
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
B|------1-----------0-----------1-----------1-----|
G|----2-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
A|0-----------------------0-----------0-----------|
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
  Babe, the   Son of      Ma    -     ry

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What Child Is This

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