CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Jingle Bell Rock, chord by chord.

Chords of: Jingle Bell Rock by: Daryl Hall, John Oates. (Cm7b5/Bb, D, D6, Bm7) 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.

About the chords of “Jingle Bell Rock”

“Jingle Bell Rock” by Daryl Hall, John Oates is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7b5/Bb, D, D6, Bm7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → D → Dmaj7 → D6 → Em7 → A6 → Dmaj7 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:2922%
D60:1310%
Em70:118%
A70:108%
E70:086%
Bm70:065%
Bm0:054%
G0:054%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – D – Am7b5 – F#m – C – Dmaj7 – D6 – B7/D# – Em7 – A7 – Em7 – A – Em7 – A – Em7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Ebdim – Em7 – A7 – Em7 – A – Em7 – A7 – Em7 – A7 – D – G6 – G – Abdim – D – Ebm – E7 – D – A7 – Daug – Bm – Aaug – Gaug – F#m – C/E – D – Bm – F#maj7 – Am – B – G6 – …