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Slade's Merry Xmas - what key?


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Can anyone help me out please? I've been asked to play Merry Xmas at a party with some other musicians I won't be meeting till the day (Xmas Day!). I'm told they do it in G.
I'm listening to the original right now and trying to work out what key it's in to begin with.
Could anyone point me in the right direction, please?

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not many singers can manage it in G like Noddy, we're doing it this Christmas in D and we're doing the intro F Em D C A, so in G it would be Bb Am G F D, think thats right, doesn't sound much like the record though, on that there's no guitar just bass and harmonium, according to wiki anyway

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not many singers can manage it in G like Noddy, we're doing it this Christmas in D and we're doing the intro F Em D C A, so in G it would be Bb Am G F D, think thats right, doesn't sound much like the record though, on that there's no guitar just bass and harmonium, according to wiki anyway
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Thanks Paul. The singer is female, so maybe that's why they keep it in G. I didn't know there was a harmonium on it. Hopefully the guitarist will be able to recreate that somehow. He's a professional and apparently v good
I'm supposed to be playing about 6 songs with them. They've sent me a list and the keys they do them in.

Hopefully it will be fun. Only trouble is I shall have to stay sober at Xmas lunch if I'm going to play afterwards.

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