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De Herdertjes Lagen Bij Nachte

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Song: De herdertjes lagen bij nachte
Author: Unknown, it's a 17th century song
First noted: Joseph Alberdingk Thijm (1852) (source nl.Wikipedia.org)
This song has a 6/8th beat. For fingerpicking, look at [Intro].
For real fingerpickers: I've made a tab version of this song.
6/8 beat means you can count 123456 between 2 chords.
Exeption is the Dm, keep 3 or 6 counts for the first word "Daar".
Then remain Dm for the next beat, starting with the next word.
Another exeption is the last line (3/4th beat) for chords F G C C.
If you sing E of herdertjes (& A of lagen) long, you'll get 8/8 beat.
This is ideal for strumming, so you get 8/8 beat (4 strumms per line).
Then again an exeption: Line 5 first Dm 1 or 2 strumms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTOPt7FPh0
Tab of first two lines:
[Intro]
   C             G             G             C
e|-------0-----|-------3-----|-------3-----|-------0-----|
B|-----1---1---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----1---1---|
G|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
    C                    G
De herdertjes lagen bij nachte
     G                      C
Zij lagen bij nacht in het veld
     C                     G
Zij hielden vol trouwe de wachte
     G                    C
Zij hadden hun schaapjes geteld.
 Dm   Dm                  G
Daar hoorden zij engelen zingen
     Am                    Em
Hun liederen, vloeiend en klaar
    F                      C
De herders naar Bethlehem gingen
         F         G      C     C
't Liep tegen het nieuwe jaar.
[Verse 2]
      C                   G
Toen zij er te Bethlehem kwamen
      G                    C
Daar schoten drie stralen dooreen
     C                     G
Een straal van omhoog zij vernamen
     G                     C
Een straal uit het kribje beneen.
 Dm   Dm                          G
Toen vlamd' er een straal uit hun ogen
    Am                  Em
En viel op het Kindeke teer
     F                     C
Zij stonden tot schreiens bewogen
    F             G     C     C
En knielden voor Jezus neer.
[Verse 3]
   C                   G
Maria die bloosde van weelde
     G                     C
Van ootmoed en lief'lijke vreugd
    C                    G
De goede Sint-Jozef hij streelde
     G                     C
Het kindje der menschen geneucht.
Dm  Dm                  G
De herders bevalen ter weiden
     Am                      Em
Hun schaapjes aan d'Engelenschaar
     F                         C
Wij kunnen van 't kribje niet scheiden
     F           G      C     C
Wij wachten het nieuwe jaar.
[Verse 4]
      C                        G
Ach, Kindje, ach, Kindje, dat heden
       G                   C
In 't need'rige stalletje kwaamt
      C                   G
Ach, laat ons Uw paden betreden
      G                     C
Want Gij hebt de wereld beschaamd.
Dm   Dm                   G
Gij komt om de wereld te winnen
    Am                   Em
De machtigste vijand te slaan
     F                     C
De kracht Uwer liefde van binnen
     F           G        C     C
Kan wereld noch hel weerstaan.
[Verse old spelling]
    C                    G
De herdertjes lagen bij nachte
     G                      C
Zij lagen bij nacht in het veld
     C                   G
Zij hielden getrouwe de wachte
     G                    C
Zij hadden hun schaapjes geteld.
 Dm   Dm                    G
Daar hoorden zij d'engelen zingen
     Am                    Em
Hun liederen, lieflijk en klaar
    F                      C
De herders naar Bethlehem gingen
         F         G      C     C
't Liep tegen het nieuwe jaar.

De Herdertjes Lagen Bij Nachte chords and lyrics

Free chords for De Herdertjes Lagen Bij Nachte by Misc Christmas. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: De herdertjes lagen bij nachte
Author: Unknown, it's a 17th century song
First noted: Joseph Alberdingk Thijm (1852) (source nl.Wikipedia.org)
This song has a 6/8th beat. For fingerpicking, look at [Intro].
For real fingerpickers: I've made a tab version of this song.
6/8 beat means you can count 123456 between 2 chords.
Exeption is the Dm, keep 3 or 6 counts for the first word "Daar".
Then remain Dm for the next beat, starting with the next word.
Another exeption is the last line (3/4th beat) for chords F G C C.
If you sing E of herdertjes (& A of lagen) long, you'll get 8/8 beat.
This is ideal for strumming, so you get 8/8 beat (4 strumms per line).
Then again an exeption: Line 5 first Dm 1 or 2 strumms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTOPt7FPh0
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse old spelling]

De Herdertjes Lagen Bij Nachte Chords by Misc Christmas

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