Chords of: Jingle Bell Rock by: Bobby Helms. (D, D6, G6, E7) 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.
“Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, D6, G6, E7.
D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → Bm → Em → D6 → D → G6 → E7/G# → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D6 | 0:23 | 19% |
| A7 | 0:14 | 12% |
| D | 0:12 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:09 | 8% |
| Em | 0:09 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 6% |
| F#m | 0:07 | 6% |
| B | 0:06 | 5% |
D – F#m – D – Em – D6 – G – F#m – Em – D6 – F#m – Bm – Ebdim – Em – A7 – Em7 – A – Em7 – A7 – Em – A/E – D – F#m – D6 – Ebdim – Em – A7 – Em7 – A – Em7 – A7 – Em – Amaj7 – D – G6 – E7/G# – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – D – E7 – Bm7b5 – B – A – Gaug – F#m7 – Em – D6 – F#m – D6 – …
