Chords of: Last Christmas by: Backstreet Boys. (Bmaj7, Am7, C, Dm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Last Christmas” by Backstreet Boys is in C Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Am7, C, Dm.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am7 → Dm → G7/B → C → Am7 → Dm → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 0:53 | 23% |
| C | 0:47 | 20% |
| Dm | 0:30 | 13% |
| G6 | 0:26 | 11% |
| Dm7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| G | 0:17 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
C – Am7 – Dm – F – G7/B – F6 – C – Dm – Am7 – Dm – F/G – G6 – F/G – G6 – C – Am7 – Dm – G6 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – D6 – G7 – G6 – C – Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – Am7 – G/A – Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – G6 – C – Dm – Am7 – Dm – G6 – C – Am7 – Dm – Am – G6 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – …
