Learn how to play "All I Want For Christmas Is You" On Guitar! 🎁

Is this the most popular Christmas song of all time?

The rock n' roll gods are not pleased with me for doing a Mariah Carey song. So - this one is for all you massive Christmas junkies out there! Naturally, I had to follow up with an AC/DC song lesson series. ;)

To call this Christmas song a "crowd-pleaser" would be underselling this hit an incredible long shot. This song is sure to come in handy around your friends & family this holiday season!

It may not be a rock song, but there's plenty to learn from this one! It definitely won't hurt to have this in your practice routine. Let the gods of rock n roll forgive me!

🤔 Did you know? As popular and widely known as this song is, this holiday only reached Number 1 on the Official UK chart 26 years after its release! When did you first hear this song? Login to your account and share in the discussion area. :)

All I Want For Chrismas Guitar Lesson

To play this Mariah Carey song, you'll start with G chords & mostly regular barre chords. However, there are a few different ways to play this tune.

In the video lesson, I give you a few different ways to play the chords. Feel free to give a few chord combinations and fingerings a try to see what works best for you.

🔑 As I always say, half the battle is finding what feels comfortable for you and your hands! If you're not comfortable, it just won't sound right. Remember- if it sounds good - it is good!

All I Want For Christmas Guitar Strumming

For the guitar strumming, you'll want to focus on getting strumming accents on beats two and four. Start with making sure you have continuous strumming. Once you're ready - go for it and add the accents! It'll make the song move a lot more & give more of a shuffle kind of feel.

It helps push the melody forward and keep it a bit more cheery. Cheery is what we're going for with this Christmas song! It'll help spread that Mariah Carey holiday magic!

Getting that accent on beats two and four brings the tune-up nicely! I hope you enjoy learning, playing this song, and all your holiday festivities. :)

Want chords, tabs, and lyrics to follow along with my song tutorials? Check out JustinGuitar Tabs!