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We Three Kings chords

John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1857

Hopkins wrote it for a Christmas pageant in New York. The verse is in E minor and the "star of wonder" chorus brightens into G major.

Chords
6
Level
Easy
Time
3/4

Chords

Em12
B7×2134
D××132
G213
Am×231
C×321

Chart

Verse

  1. Em
  2. B7
  3. Em
  4. /
  5. Em
  6. B7
  7. Em
  8. /
  9. D
  10. G
  11. Am
  12. Em
  13. D
  14. G
  15. Am
  16. B7

Chorus

  1. D
  2. G
  3. C
  4. G
  5. G
  6. C
  7. G
  8. /
  9. G
  10. C
  11. G
  12. Em
  13. D
  14. G
  15. C
  16. G

How to play it

You need 6 chords: Em, B7, D, G, Am and C. The change you'll make most is C to G, so practice switching between those two slowly before playing along.

Each box is one bar of 3/4 time. Strum the chord on the beat, and change when the next box starts. A slash means keep playing the same chord.

Questions

What chords are in We Three Kings?

This arrangement uses Em, B7, D, G, Am and C.

Is We Three Kings easy to play on guitar?

Fairly. None of the 6 chords needs a full barre, though there are a few more shapes to learn.