Now for something very special... Very special indeed! We couldn't do 12 songs of Christmas without performing the "12 Days Of Christmas", and we decided to create a beginners acoustic strum along. So, we don't need gear, settings or scales, just 4 simple chords. A, D, E and G major.
Now for something very special... Very special indeed! We couldn't do 12 songs of Christmas without performing the "12 Days Of Christmas", and we decided to create a beginners acoustic strum along. So, we don't need gear, settings or scales, just 4 simple chords. A, D, E and G major. Let's dive in!
The track is in normal 4/4 timing, and based in the key of D major. The format of the track is complicated though, so with that in mind we really need to learn 4 sections. Those sections are...
![12 Days of Christmas [12 Days of Christmas] - Chord Chart Diagram](https://assets.yourguitaracademy.com/12_Days_of_Christmas_12_Days_of_Christmas_Chord_Chart_Diagram_65101c0f7c.png)
So let's do an example chord chart, where we're doing the song from the 6th day of Christmas. It would go like this:
![12 Days of Christmas [12 Days of Christmas] - Chord Chart](https://assets.yourguitaracademy.com/12_Days_of_Christmas_12_Days_of_Christmas_Chord_Chart_c05daba555.png)
![12 Days of Christmas [12 Days of Christmas] - Image 1](https://assets.yourguitaracademy.com/12_Days_of_Christmas_12_Days_of_Christmas_Image_1_a08bd50afb.png)
If you'd like to get more to grips with the basics of strumming, chords and timing, I'd recommend taking our 30 Day Beginners Challenge right here!
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