Here are the chords and lyrics for “Silent Night” (scroll down farther to see them). The song has a slow 6/8 rhythm to it, so you count it: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and repeat. This song sounds great if your fingerpicking to this count or if you do some simple downstrums. It is “Silent Night” so I find the less you overplay the more effective the song is.
“Silent Night” video
Chords Used in “Silent Night”
Here the finger positions for the chords used in “Silent Night.” Check out our ukulele chord library for more variations on these chords.
Bb major
F major
Eb major
F7
“Silent Night” Chords
Bb
Bb
Silent night, holy night
F
Bb
All is calm, all is bright
Eb
Bb
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Eb
Bb
Holy Infant so tender and mild
F7
Bb
Sleep in heavenly peace
Bb
F7
Bb
Sleep in heavenly peace
Bb
Bb
Silent night, holy night!
F
Bb
Shepherds quake at the sight
Eb
Bb
Glories stream from heaven afar
Eb
Bb
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
F7
Bb
Christ, the Saviour is born
Bb
F7
Bb
Christ, the Saviour is born
Bb
Bb
Silent night, holy night
F
Bb
Son of God, love’s pure light
Eb
Bb
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
Eb
Bb
With the dawn of redeeming grace
F7
Bb
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Bb
F7
Bb
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
very nice, what uke are you playing
Andy, it was a uke that was made by a guitar maker, M. J. Franks, in Detroit, MI. He makes some sweet guitars, and this uke sounds pretty good.
ME and a friend aare doing a duet of this song how do you think we should arrange it we are beginners she has backround with guitar tho and know almost every chord alread i just pick things up fast
Angel, you might want to take a look at different ukulele chord variations. Search for the chord you want and click another variation. If you both are playing the same chord but in a different voicing, it can sound really cool. Another idea would be to have someone pick the first time through and sing while the other person doesn’t play but just does some vocal harmony. Then you could repeat to another verse and then have the one ukulele keep picking but have the other strum some chords.
Hope this gives you some ideas! Sounds like a fun thing to do 🙂
and what struming would you suggest by chance? we are argueing over it.
I would say you could keep it really simple with just light down strums. You don’t want anything that sounds to aggressive as it is Silent Night. 🙂 Try some light down strums to a count of three (1, 2, 3, 1, 2, etc.) and see if that works out okay.
Hiya, thanks so much for your fantastic website!
Have been wanting a Ukelele for while and got one for Christmas, found your site, and am now well on my way to mastering the basics. Might try out a rendition of silent night for the family later 🙂
Again, thank you!!
Awesome! It’s definitely the perfect day to learn some Christmas tunes 🙂 Merry Christmas!
What pattern are you using here, is it the same as hallelujah? and is it low G?
why do you play low G? most people play high G so it makes your videos harder to learn as you can’t replicate your sound without buying a new string and switching it all the time. or buy another uke, that sounds like a plan. i might do that
Karl, it’s almost identical to the picking pattern of “Hallelujah,” so if you used that picking pattern for a basis you’d be good to go. It is in low G. The reason for all these songs being in low G is the mere fact I am in the same boat as you in that I only have this one ukulele. 😀 hah. So it’s one of my goals to get a soprano or a concert uke here in the near future.
Excellent singing and very nice voice, Brett!!!
I almost forgot that you were an intern at a church in Michigan some years back!
Wish I could do that someday — sing and accompany myself!!!
I sing karaoke, though!!!
I have been looking for tabs on silent night I like the way you play silent night. What is the finger picking order I haven’t been able to figure it out.
I do have a fingerpicking lesson that looks at a fingerpicking pattern that will work for “Silent Night.” I apply it to a different song, but I would say to start there and then try applying it to “Silent Night.” Go here to get it:
http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulele-fingerpicking-lesson-how-to-play-hallelujah/
TX!
Thank you Brett:
Love the Christmas videos. I’ve been practicing away here….can actually play a few tunes without looking at the music. Recently surprised my son when I played (not really well) “Who’s Sorry Now”. I am so “chuffed”,you wouldn’t believe.
Thanks for all your work,,,,,have a great Christmas and New Year.
Mops
Hi Brett,
I am a new member, only days old and I thoroughly enjoyed your lessons. I am at lesson 21.
Your lessons are systematic n the chords you provided for the songs are spot on.. I really hope you can provide us with more Christmas songs with lyrics n chords, at least for this coming Christmas we can have a fun time. n maybe later you can come up with a larger repertoire of oldies, songs of Yesteryear. I don’t regret signing up, as it is the best thing I done in a long long time. I now have music in my life, Thanks Brett n God Bless you.
Hi Brett, thanks for some truly great stuff, how i ended up with a uke, a little festive story for you.
Twas the night before concert and all through the house
music was playing and slowly going south
the drinks they were flowing
the chords were a clamour
me husband said id do better with hammer
as time march on fast and guitars put away
the net it comes on, games for to play
but just before dawn
eyes shot and red
shopping we do with cross eyes and fuzzy head
three days pass quietly all through the house
the cats gone down pub and taken the mouse
A Knock at the door and delivery taken
by now i’m awake and totaly shaken
six shiney boxes all the same size
all the same shape infront of my eyes
I call in the lads
Ey up come round ere
got prezzies for you lot oh and some good drinking beer
when all idiots assemble, the boxes passed round
there were sounds of unwrapping and what we got here
SIX shiney ukes with brand new strings
me being clever says i can play this thing
so i take off the strings and tune it to bass
you could of cooked toast from the heat off my face
restring and retune and off we all go
stairway to evan the one song we know.
so becarefull my friends on quiet festive nights
or a knock at the door brings you kalele
Good Night. xx
have a great holliday.
Alison xx
Very clever!
Thanks Brett,
I found it very useful.Thanks and continue to do your good work. I get a lot outta your site.
I truly will recommend this site to my ukulele friends.
Hi Brett,
DO you have a printable worksheet for this like your other lessons?
On another note: I love my uke. I’m a children’s pastor in Australia and have been trying to write simple memory verses to music. Or simple songs. I then try and teach them to my kids at kids church (with mixed success.) Great fun.
Hi Benjamin, that sounds awesome and like a lot of fun! For my free lessons, I don’t have a printable worksheet. Sorry about that.
Hi Brett,
I found this site last August 2, I was researching tutorials for ukulele even I don’t have one. So I just subscribed to your youtube account and listen to your covered songs( my background music while working). Your tutorials made me really want to buy Ukulele to play. But Ukes are so expensive here in my place, so, I really thrift my money and tried to save a lot in order to buy one. Thank God, last Saturday I was able to buy my very own Ukulele. ^__^ And now I’m here again to continue learning tricks for playing Uke. Thank you so much Brett. Because of you, I can play songs now for my mother with my Ukulele.
\(^o^)/yey~
Thanks for the comment, Bem! I’m glad you finally have your ukulele now. Best of luck to you.
How do I get my G string to stay in tune when I tune it down to a low G? It always looses it’s tune after 2-3 stums or plucks.
Check out my post on low G tuning here:
http://www.ukuleletricks.com/tuning-your-ukulele-to-low-g/
Hello Brett,
New member here. Do you happen to have the picking pattern for the first couple verses? I love the simplicity of this version but can’t seen to get the pattern correct.
Thanks,
Kevin
Hi Kevin, because “Silent Night” is in 6/8 time signature, I use a fingerpicking pattern that is nearly identical to the one I teach in my lesson for fingerpicking “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen, which you can find here. I recommend checking that out.
Hi Brett! Does that have a strumming version?
Hi Jemima, if you play “Silent Night” in a 6/8 feel, keeping it simple with down strums tends to work pretty well. I find that playing this song is more about the expression than the strumming pattern.
2 things. First of all, stay out of WalMart. Yuck! They treat people horribly all over the world.
Secondly, how about playing the song in C… It’s beautiful. Simple. I sing it in German with my 5th graders.
Just a thought. Or two. Thanks for all your uploads.