Chords of: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by: Ingrid Michaelson. (Ab6, Eb7, Ab, C#) 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.
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Ingrid Michaelson is in Ab Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Eb7, Ab, C#.
Eb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm → C# → Eb7 → Ab6 → Eb7 → Eb → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb7 | 0:58 | 33% |
| Ab | 0:22 | 13% |
| Ab6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Fm | 0:13 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbm6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| C# | 0:08 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:05 | 3% |
Ab – Fm – C# – Bbm6 – Ab6 – Ab – Fm – Eb7 – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Abm – Ab6 – Eb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Fm – C#m6 – C# – Cm – Fm – Caug – Ab – Bb7 – G7/B – Eb – Bb – Eb7/G – Ab – Fm – Eb7 – Bbm6 – Ab – Eb – Eb7 – Ab6 – Fm – Eb7 – Bbm6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb7 – Ab6 – C#m – C# – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – …
