Chords of: Fairytale of New York (Live) by: Christy Moore. (C#/G#, Ab, F#, C#) 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.
“Fairytale of New York (Live)” by Christy Moore is in Db Major and runs at about 176 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/G#, Ab, F#, C#.
C#/G# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#/G# → F# → Abm6 → F# → Abm6 → C#/G# → F# → C#/G#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C#/G# | 1:44 | 40% |
| F# | 0:49 | 19% |
| Ab | 0:49 | 19% |
| C# | 0:13 | 5% |
| C#maj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C#6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Abm6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#dim | 0:04 | 1% |
C#/G# – Abaug – F# – F#m7b5 – Abm6 – Am – C#6 – C#/G# – B7 – F# – Abm6 – F#/G# – C#/G# – B6 – Abmaj7 – C#/G# – F# – F#dim – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – Abm – C# – F#dim – F# – C#/G# – F# – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – F# – C#/G# – Ab7 – F# – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – F#dim – F# – C#/G# – F# – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – …
