Chords of: Hard Candy Christmas by: Dolly Parton. (Eb, C#maj7, C#, F#maj7) 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.
“Hard Candy Christmas” by Dolly Parton is in Db Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, C#maj7, C#, F#maj7.
C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → F#maj7 → Ebm7 → C#maj7 → F# → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 16 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#maj7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| C# | 0:27 | 13% |
| F#maj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 8% |
| Ebm7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:16 | 7% |
| F# | 0:13 | 6% |
| F#/C# | 0:12 | 6% |
C#maj7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – F#/G# – Ab – Bb7 – Bb – Ebm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – F#dim – F# – C#maj7 – F# – Ebm7 – Ebm6 – C#/G# – F#/G# – Ab – Bb – Ebm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – F#dim – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – F#dim – F#maj7 – Ebm – Ab6 – C#6 – Ab – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Ab – C# – F#/C# – C#maj7 – C# – Fm7 – F# – Ebm7 – F#/G# – C# – F#/C# – …
