Chords of: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by: Frank Sinatra. (Gmaj7, G, Am7, Em7) 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 G Major and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 59 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, G, Am7, Em7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em → G → Em → D7 → Em7 → Am7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:20 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Em | 0:16 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:10 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:08 | 3% |
G – Em – Am7b5/G – Baug – Bm7b5 – G – Em – D7 – Gm – Em7 – Am7 – Em7b5/D – Ab7 – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – Bm – G – Cmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – Bm7 – E7 – A7 – Ab7 – G – Em7 – F#/E – G/A – Gmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – G/D – Bm – G – D/F# – Em7 – Daug – Ab/C – C – Cdim – D7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Dm6 – C#aug – Fm – Cmaj7 – C7 – …
