Chords of: Christmas Lights by: Coldplay. (G, C, Em7, Gmaj7) 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.
“Christmas Lights” by Coldplay is in C Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, Em7, Gmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 64% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → G → Gmaj7 → G → Em7 → C → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2:31 | 64% |
| C | 0:25 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| D | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bm | 0:04 | 2% |
| Em | 0:02 | 1% |
| D/C | 0:02 | 1% |
G – Gmaj7 – G – Em7 – Bm – G – Gmaj7 – D6 – G – Em7 – D7/F# – G – Dm – Em7 – C – G – Bm – D – Em7 – D7 – C – G – D – G – D – D/C – G – D – G – Bm – Em7 – G/B – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – C – G – C – Em7 – G – C/E – G – C – G – C – G/D – Em – G – …
