Chords of: Silent Night Holy Night by: Burl Ives. (A, Ab, E7, Eb7) 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.
“Silent Night Holy Night” by Burl Ives is in Db Minor and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 46 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Ab, E7, Eb7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7 → Ab → Eb7 → Eb → Ab → C# → Ab → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:25 | 37% |
| A | 0:40 | 17% |
| Eb7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| C# | 0:14 | 6% |
| C#/G# | 0:12 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 5% |
| D/A | 0:11 | 5% |
B7 – Ab – Eb7 – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab – C# – Eb7 – Abdim – Ab – Eb – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Ab/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Bbmaj7 – Ab – E7 – A – Amaj7 – E7 – A – D/A – A – F#m – D/A – A – E7 – A – E – E7/G# – A
