Chords of: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) by: Celine Dion. (C6, Am7, C, Gm7) 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.
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” by Celine Dion is in C Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, Am7, C, Gm7.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 8% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Gm → Am → Gm → Bb/Ab → Fm7b5 → C6 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| C | 0:14 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:08 | 3% |
Am – Gm – Am – E6 – Cm6 – Gm – D6 – Bbm6 – Bb/Ab – Em – Fm7b5 – C6 – G/F – Dm – Em – Am7 – G6 – Gm7 – C7 – F – Gm – Am7 – F6 – Em7 – E/F# – F – B6 – Fm7 – Abdim – G – Eb6 – Dm7b5 – Em – C6 – F6 – Em7 – Am7 – G6 – Gm7 – C – F – C/Bb – Gm6 – C6 – F6 – Em7 – Baug – Gm – …
