{"id":12365,"date":"2024-10-26T14:05:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerrywestonmize.com\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2024-10-26T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T18:13:15","slug":"how-to-play-up-on-the-housetop-on-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerrywestonmize.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/26\/how-to-play-up-on-the-housetop-on-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play &#8220;Up on the Housetop&#8221; on Guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Play &#8220;Up on the Housetop&#8221; on Guitar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning to play <em>Up on the Housetop<\/em> on guitar is a great way for beginners to learn a holiday favorite. This arrangement, which you\u2019ll find in the attached PDF, is designed to use open strings and the first few frets. If you\u2019re comfortable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jerrywestonmize.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/guide-to-reading-guitar-tablature-tab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reading tab<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jerrywestonmize.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/18\/how-to-read-guitar-notation-sheet-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sheet music<\/a>, dive into the PDF below! 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