CHORD LIBRARY

Play along MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 (RIP KRIS R), chord by chord.

Chords of: MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 (RIP KRIS R) by: El Goldo, Pirlo. (Eb7, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, F#m7b5/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.

About the chords of “MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 (RIP KRIS R)”

“MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 (RIP KRIS R)” by El Goldo, Pirlo is in Db Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 92 different chords across 361 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, F#m7b5/E.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 12:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → B → Ebdim → Cmaj7 → Am7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj71:1410%
Abmaj71:079%
F#m7b5/E0:426%
Em0:415%
C70:375%
Gmaj70:375%
C60:314%
C0:284%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7b5 – F#m7b5 – Am7 – B – Ebdim – Cmaj7 – Bbaug – Am7 – Em – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Edim – F#m7b5/E – Cmaj7 – Em6 – F#m7b5/E – Bmaj7 – Fm6 – Cmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – E/B – Edim – E – Em – F – Em – B6 – F#m7b5/E – E – Em7 – F#7/A# – E – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – Ab7/C – Em – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#m7b5/E – B7 – Em – F#m7b5/E – E – Em – E – …