Chords of: Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by: Brenda Lee. (Bb7, Eb7, Ab, Ab6) 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.
“Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee is in Ab Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Eb7, Ab, Ab6.
Eb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm → C# → Ab6 → Eb7 → Ab6 → Eb7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb7 | 0:39 | 31% |
| Ab6 | 0:18 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 12% |
| C# | 0:07 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:07 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:05 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:05 | 4% |
| Bbm6 | 0:04 | 3% |
Ab – Fm – C# – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Eb7 – Ab6 – Fdim – Gaug – Ab6 – Eb7 – Ab – C# – Bbm7b5 – C# – Cm – Fm – Abaug – Fm7 – Bb – Bbm6 – Eb – Bb/D – Bbm – Ab6 – Eb7 – Bbm6 – Eb7 – Ab6 – Gm7 – Ab – Eb7 – Ab6 – Bmaj7 – Fm7 – Ab – Eb – Gm – Gm7b5/F – Cm7 – Gm7b5 – Cm7 – Ab – C# – C#m – C# – Cm – …
