Chords of: Blue Christmas by: Elvis Presley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. (E, B7, B, Emaj7) 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.
“Blue Christmas” by Elvis Presley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is in E Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B7, B, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B7 → E → E7 → A → F# → B7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:33 | 27% |
| B7 | 0:29 | 24% |
| B | 0:10 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 6% |
| A | 0:07 | 6% |
| F# | 0:05 | 4% |
| Bbm6 | 0:05 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:04 | 3% |
B – C#m – Ebm7 – E – B7 – A7 – Bb – B7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm – F#m6 – Bb7/D – B7 – E – E7 – A – Abmaj7 – A – Ab – G7 – F# – A7 – B7 – Bmaj7 – C#dim – F# – E – A7 – Eb/Bb – B – Bbaug – B7 – E – G6 – E – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – E7 – G – A6 – Amaj7 – Bbm6 – Bm6 – B – Gmaj7 – Emaj7 – B7 – Amaj7 – …
