Chords of: This Christmas by: Donny Hathaway. (Dm7b5/C, F, Gm7, Dm7) 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.
“This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway is in F Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 158 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5/C, F, Gm7, Dm7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → F → Dm → F → Fmaj7 → Eb6 → Fmaj7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:28 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:20 | 8% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:18 | 7% |
| Gm7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:16 | 6% |
Bbmaj7 – F – Dm – Bb6 – F – Dm – Abmaj7 – F – G7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – C/D – Bb6 – Eb6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C/D – Eb6 – F/Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Amaj7 – D – Gm7 – C – Fmaj7 – B – Bbmaj7 – Gm7b5 – A7 – Dm – Cm6 – G7/B – Bm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – F – Dm – Eb6 – F – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – …
