Chords of: Christmas Eve by: Celine Dion. (F, E, Abm, C#m7) 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 Eve” by Celine Dion is in E Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, E, Abm, C#m7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → E7 → F#m7b5/E → E → Abm → Bm → C#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:32 | 13% |
| Abm | 0:26 | 10% |
| B | 0:18 | 7% |
| F | 0:17 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| A | 0:15 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Am | 0:11 | 4% |
A/E – Emaj7 – E7 – C#m7 – A – F#m7b5/E – Ebm – E – C#m7 – Abm – Bm – G/D – Abdim – C#m7 – A – B – E – Abm – Eb7 – Ebm – Abm – C#m7 – E/B – Abaug – Am – Cmaj7 – B7 – Em – Bmaj7 – E – Eb7 – B/C# – C#m7 – C6 – B – A – B – A – B7 – B – E – Abm – Bm6 – C#m – A – B – E – Abm – …