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We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Ray Conniff and The Ray Conniff Singers
Listen on Apple MusicThis score is an arrangement for shamisen by Shami. The arrangement and performance differ from the Apple Music recording.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas: tuning, tempo and positions used
Counted from the score data of this bunkafu.
- Tuning
- Honchōshi
- Tempo
- ♩=100
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Measures
- 21
- Length
- about 38 sec (0:38)
- Strings used
- 1st string, 2nd string, 3rd string
The score has 65 notes and uses these strings: 1st string, 2nd string, 3rd string. The most frequent position is 2 (20 times). The notes break down as follows: 25 on the 1st string (38%), 26 on the 2nd string (40%), 14 on the 3rd string (22%). The first 4 notes of the score, in order, are 2 → 6 → 6 → 8 on the 3rd string.
Positions used (most frequent first)
Each number is a position (kandokoro) where you press the string; 0 is an open string.
- 1st string 2 (10 times), ♯ (7 times), 5 (4 times), 6 (4 times)
- 2nd string ♯ (8 times), 2 (7 times), 5 (6 times), 1 (3 times), 6 (2 times)
- 3rd string 6 (4 times), 2 (3 times), ♯ (3 times), 5 (2 times), 8 (2 times)
Marks in the score
- Tie (ー): 6
- Rests: 2
- “ス” mark: none
- Semitone positions (♯, ♭): 18
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FAQ about We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What tuning is We Wish You a Merry Christmas in?
This bunkafu is in Honchōshi tuning. Honchoshi is the basic tuning: the second string is a perfect fourth above the first, and the third string a perfect fifth above the second.
What are the tempo and length of We Wish You a Merry Christmas?
The tempo is ♩=100 (100 quarter notes per minute), the time signature is 3/4, and the score has 21 measures. Played through at the written tempo, it takes about 38 seconds.
Is We Wish You a Merry Christmas a song for beginners?
In Shami’s catalog, this song is rated “Beginner”. The level is Shami’s own guideline, and how long it takes to learn varies from person to person.