CHORD LIBRARY

Play along This Christmas, chord by chord.

Chords of: This Christmas by: Chris Brown. (F, F6, Dm7, Am7) 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.

About the chords of “This Christmas”

“This Christmas” by Chris Brown is in F Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F6, Dm7, Am7.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → Dm7 → Fmaj7 → F6 → Gm7 → Ebmaj7 → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm70:2011%
F60:179%
C60:137%
F0:137%
Ebmaj70:137%
Dm0:116%
Am70:116%
Fmaj70:095%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Fm – F#maj7 – C6 – Dm – C#maj7 – C – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Gm7 – C/D – Dm – Ebmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Am7 – D7 – F/G – Dm – G6 – F/C – C6 – F7 – Dm7 – Bbm6 – Am – C/D – Bm7b5 – Baug – F7/A – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Gm – F – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Gm – F – …