Chords of: Driving Home For Christmas by: Chris Rea. (C#maj7, Abmaj7, C#6, Bbm7) 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.
“Driving Home For Christmas” by Chris Rea is in Db Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Abmaj7, C#6, Bbm7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Ab → C#6 → Abmaj7 → C#6 → Abmaj7 → C#6 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 1:12 | 30% |
| C#6 | 0:47 | 20% |
| C#maj7 | 0:37 | 16% |
| Bbm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Cm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Ebm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| F#maj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Abmaj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Eb6 – Ab – Bb7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Eb – Bbm – Eb/F – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – …
