Chords of: Do They Know It's Christmas by: Band Aid. (C, F, F/C, G) 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.
“Do They Know It's Christmas” by Band Aid is in C Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, F/C, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F/C → C → F/C → C → F/C → C → F/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:29 | 40% |
| F | 0:39 | 18% |
| G | 0:23 | 10% |
| F/C | 0:17 | 8% |
| Dm7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| C/G | 0:06 | 2% |
| Am | 0:05 | 2% |
C – F/C – C – F/C – C – F/C – C – F/C – C – F7 – C/G – Cm – C – F – Dm7 – C/G – C – F – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – F6 – C/G – G – Cmaj7 – C – Fm – G – C – F – Dm7 – G – C – F – Dm7 – G – C – Am – F – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – F – G – G7 – C – F – G – C – …
