Chords of: Rocking Around The Christmas Tree by: David Maruta. (B, F#, Ebm, E) 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.
“Rocking Around The Christmas Tree” by David Maruta is in E Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 40 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, F#, Ebm, E.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 1:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → B → F# → B → F# → B → E → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:54 | 48% |
| B | 0:28 | 25% |
| Ebm | 0:07 | 6% |
| E | 0:06 | 5% |
| B/F# | 0:03 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:03 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:02 | 2% |
| Abm7 | 0:02 | 2% |
F# – B – Abm7 – F# – Bbaug – B – F# – B – E – Ebm – Abm – Gaug – B/F# – C#m – F# – B – F# – Ab7 – F#/A# – B – F# – B – Em – E – Ebm – Abm – Gaug – Gm – B/F# – C#m – F# – B – Abm – F# – Gdim – Abm7 – F#/A# – B – Emaj7 – B
