Chords of: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by: Frank Sinatra. (Ab, Abmaj7, Fm, Eb7) 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.
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” by Frank Sinatra is in F Minor and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Abmaj7, Fm, Eb7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → Eb7 → Abmaj7 → Ab → C# → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 0:25 | 13% |
| Ab | 0:18 | 9% |
| Fm | 0:17 | 8% |
| Eb7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| C#maj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| C# | 0:10 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:07 | 3% |
| Ab7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Ab – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#m7b5 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – C#maj7 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Abm – Ab – C# – C#aug – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Dm – Ab – Eb/Bb – C#7 – Eb7 – Ab – Bbm – Abmaj7 – C#/D# – Ebaug – Gm – Ab – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Fm – Ab7 – Abaug – C#maj7 – C#m6 – Cm – Ab/C – Cm7 – Abdim – Bbm6 – C#/D# – …
