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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=120, quite fast
Capo: 0
Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Emphasize the melody notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the E bass string (6th) 2nd fret with you left-hand thumb wrap around.
[Verse] (2x)
G C G
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0---2---3----3------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------0---|-0---1---3----3--------3---|-----------------------0---|-0---1---3----3-------3---|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------0---------0-------|--------------------------|
D|------0------0-------|---------0---------0-------|---------------------------|---------0---------0------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------------------|
E|-3-------3-----------|-3------------3------------|---------------------------|-3------------3-----------|
You bet-ter watch out, you bet-ter not cry, you bet-ter not pout, I'm
He's ma- king a list and checking it twice. Gonna find out who's
C G D7 G
E|-0----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----3---1----1---------|-0----3---------0----|------1--------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------|-2--------------2----|-0-------------------|
D|---------2---------2----|------0----0----0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|
E|------------------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------|
tel-ling you why: San- ta Claus is com- ing to town.
naughty and nice. San- ta Claus is com- ing to town.
[Transition]
Am C Am
E|----------------3----|-5----3----2----3----|-0----0---------3----|-5----3----2----3----|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------2---------2----|------0---------0----|
A|-----------2---------|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------|
E|-3-------------------|-5---------3---------|-----------3---------|-5---------3---------|
He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're a-
C Bm D Am G7
E|-0--------------5----|-7----5----4----5----|------5----0---------|-5----3----1----0----|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-7--------------7----|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-3-------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|---------------------|
E|-----------3---------|-7---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------3---------|
wake. He knows, if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness
[Reprise]
C G C
E|--------------------|---------------------------|-0---2---3----3------------|--------------------------|
B|-3--------------0---|-0---1---3----3--------3---|-----------------------0---|-0---1---3----3-------3---|
G|--------------------|---------------------------|---------0---------0-------|--------------------------|
D|------0------0------|---------0---------0-------|---------------------------|---------0---------0------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------------------|
E|-3--------3---------|-3------------3------------|---------------------------|-3------------3-----------|
sake. You bet-ter watch out, you bet-ter not cry, you bet-ter not pout, I'm
G D7 G
E|-0----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----3---1----1---------|-0----3---------0----|------1--------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------|-2--------------2----|-0-------------------|
D|---------2---------2----|------0----0----0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|
E|------------------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------|
tel-ling you why: San- ta Claus is com- ing to town!
[Outro]
D7 G
E|-7----7----3---------|-7----7---------7----|-3-------------------|-3------|
B|----------------3----|---------------------|---------------------|-0------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------7----|------0---------0----|--------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------2---------|--------|
E|-7---------3---------|-7---------7---------|-3-------------------|-3------|
San-ta Claus is com- ing to town!