Chords of: Merry Christmas by: Ed Sheeran, Elton John. (C, F, G, Am) 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.
“Merry Christmas” by Ed Sheeran, Elton John is in C Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G, Am.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → G7 → C → F → G → C → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:45 | 23% |
| C | 0:40 | 20% |
| G | 0:36 | 18% |
| Am | 0:26 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| G7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| E/G# | 0:04 | 2% |
C – Am – E – Am – C/G – F – Am – Dm7 – G7 – C – Am – G – F – G – C – G/B – Am – G6 – F – G – Dm – C – Am – F – Fmaj7 – G – C – Am – Am7 – F – G6 – C – G7 – Am – F – G – C – G – Am – Em – F – G7 – Em – G/A – F – G – C6 – G7/B – …
