Chords of: Do They Know Its Christmas by: Band Aid. (C, C6, G, F) 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 Its Christmas” by Band Aid is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, C6, G, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → C6 → Fmaj7 → C6 → C → F6 → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:26 | 37% |
| F | 0:44 | 19% |
| G | 0:23 | 10% |
| C6 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Dm | 0:14 | 6% |
| Dm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| F6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Cmaj7 – Cdim – C6 – Fmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – C6 – Fmaj7 – C6 – F6 – Am7 – G – C – G/A – F6 – Gaug – Am7b5 – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – Dm7b5/C – C – F – Dm7 – G – C – F – Dm7 – G – C – F – Dm – G7 – C – F/C – F – G – C – F – Dm – G – C – …
