Chords of: Christmas Time by: Bryan Adams. (D, G, C, Am) 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.
“Christmas Time” by Bryan Adams is in C Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, C, Am.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am7 → Dm → G → C → Am → G → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 0 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 | 0:47 | 20% |
| G | 0:45 | 19% |
| D | 0:32 | 13% |
| Am | 0:22 | 9% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:12 | 5% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 3% |
C – G6 – Am7 – Dm – Am – D/C – G – C – E – Am – G – C – G/B – Am7 – Dm – C6 – D/C – G – C – Ab/Eb – E7 – Am – Dm – Fmaj7 – F6 – G – C – F – C – Am – G – C – F – C – Dm – G – C – G/B – Am – C/G – Dm – C – D – G – G6 – G7 – C – E – …
