Chords of: What's Christmas Anyway by: Darin. (Dm7, C, Am7, G) 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.
“What's Christmas Anyway” by Darin is in C Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, C, Am7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am7 → C → G → C → Am7 → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:46 | 27% |
| Am7 | 0:27 | 16% |
| G | 0:23 | 13% |
| F | 0:22 | 13% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Am | 0:07 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 3% |
C – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Am – C – G – Am7 – F – G – C – Am7 – F – C – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – F – G – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – F6 – G – C/G – G – Em – C – G7/B – G/B – Am7 – F – Fdim – Fmaj7 – F6 – G – C/G – G6 – C – G7/B – Em – G/B – Am – …
