Chords of: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by: DJ Ötzi, --. (A, D, E, Em) 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.
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by DJ Ötzi, -- is in D Major and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, E, Em.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Bm → E → A → D → Em → A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:46 | 24% |
| D | 0:31 | 16% |
| E | 0:23 | 12% |
| Em | 0:19 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:16 | 8% |
| G | 0:14 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 3% |
A – B7 – D – E6 – Bm – E/B – Bm – E – A – D – A6 – D – Em – B – F#m7b5/E – Em – A – A6 – D – G/D – D6 – G – A – A7 – F#m – Em – G6 – D – E – E6 – A – D/A – A – Bm – E – E6 – A – Bm7 – A6 – D – Em – B – F#m7b5/E – Em – A – A6 – D – A – …
