Chords of: A Holly Jolly Christmas by: Burl Ives. (Bbm7, G, C6, C#6) 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.
“A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives is in F Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7, G, C6, C#6.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 2:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → C6 → G → C → C6 → G7 → G → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:16 | 13% |
| C6 | 0:14 | 12% |
| C#6 | 0:12 | 9% |
| Ab7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| C | 0:08 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:07 | 6% |
| C# | 0:05 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:05 | 4% |
Cmaj7 – C6 – C#dim – G – Em7b5 – D7 – C – Em – C6 – Em7b5 – G7 – Bb/D – G – Bm – G7 – C6 – Em – C6 – C#dim – G – C/E – Dmaj7 – C – F – Em – Dm7 – G7 – C – Dm – Am – Dmaj7 – G – Dm6 – C6 – Em – C6 – C#dim – G7 – C – D – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – C#6 – Fm7b5 – Ab7 – C#/D# – …
