Strumming Pattern for Joy to the World CHORDS Beginner guitar lesson

Joy to the Worlds (strumming pattern)

"Joy to the World" is considered by many as the theme song to the Christmas season, a keynote to the religious community. The hymn is meant as a reminder that the holidays are a time for togetherness and goodwill to men. The song's lyrics were written by Isaac Watts in 1719, which were later added to the melody composed by Lowell Mason.


The form of the song is fairly simple, containing three simple open chords and very basic transitions. Considering the song was not originally written on guitar, you have the freedom of creating any strumming style of your choosing, whether slow or fast, rock or folk. Try mixing upstrokes in with the downstrokes to give the strumming some variety.

The G chord can be played in different ways depending on where you are in the song in order to make transitions cleaner and easier. You will see Jen play different forms of a G chord without moving her hand position. Follow along with the video to better understand the structure of the song and practice the chord progression.

The song uses the following chords: G | C | D

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- Played in the key of G major with a light 4/4 feel -

G
Joy to the World, the Lord is come!
      C          D             G
Let Earth receive her King
G
Let every heart prepare Him room
        G
And Heaven and nature sing
        D
And Heaven and nature sing
        G                   C         
And Heaven, and Heaven
         G D     G
 and nature sing.

G
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
      C              D              G
Let men their songs employ
G
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
    G
Repeat the sounding joy,
    D
Repeat the sounding joy,
    G          C     
Repeat, repeat, 

        G      D     G

the sounding joy.

G
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
       C            D          G
Nor thorns infest the ground
G
He comes to make His blessings flow
      G
Far as the curse is found,
      D
Far as the curse is found,
      G         C  
Far as, far as, 

       G       D G

the curse is found.

G
He rules the world with truth and grace,
        C               D           G
And makes the nations prove
G
The glories of His righteousness,
        G
And wonders of His love,
        D
And wonders of His love,
        G             C            
And wonders, wonders, 

  G  D   G

of His love.


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