Chords of: Jingle Bell Rock by: Hall, Oates. (D6, D, Dmaj7, E7) 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.
“Jingle Bell Rock” by Hall, Oates is in D Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, D, Dmaj7, E7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Dm → Dmaj7 → A/E → Em7 → Aaug → Dmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:19 | 15% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:15 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:11 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 9% |
| A7 | 0:09 | 7% |
| A | 0:06 | 5% |
| G | 0:05 | 4% |
D – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Bb7/D – Amaj7 – G – F#m – Em7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – D6 – Ebdim – Em7 – A7 – Em7 – A/E – Em7 – Aaug – D – Dmaj7 – A – D6 – Ebdim – Em7 – A7 – Em7 – A – Em7 – A7 – Em7 – A – D – G – E7/G# – D6 – C# – D – Ebmaj7 – E7 – A7 – B – Aaug – G – F#m7 – Em7 – D – Dmaj7 – …
