Chords of: Step Into Christmas by: Elton John. (Bb, Eb, Ab, Ab6) 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.
“Step Into Christmas” by Elton John is in Eb Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, Ab, Ab6.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ab6 → Eb → Ab6 → Eb → Bbm → Ab → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:39 | 41% |
| Ab | 0:27 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:23 | 10% |
| Ab6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| F | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bbm | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Fm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
F#/G# – Ab6 – Eb – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – F – Eb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Ebm – F7 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Bbm – Ab – Fm7 – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – F – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Eb – Ab – Fm – Eb – Fm7 – Ab – Fm – …
