Chords of: Driving Home for Christmas by: Chris Rea. (Amaj7, D6, Bm7, Dmaj7) 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 C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, D6, Bm7, Dmaj7.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → A → D6 → Amaj7 → D6 → Amaj7 → D6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 1:17 | 33% |
| D6 | 0:46 | 19% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:41 | 17% |
| Bm7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| C#m7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Amaj7 – A – B7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Amaj7 – B7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Amaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Amaj7 – B7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – C#m7 – F#m – E6 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – B7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – E – Amaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Amaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m7 – …
