CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Merry Christmas, chord by chord.

Chords of: Merry Christmas by: Judith Babirye. (D, G, A, G6) 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.

About the chords of “Merry Christmas”

“Merry Christmas” by Judith Babirye is in D Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, A, G6.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 4:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G6 → D → A → D → Em7 → D6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D2:2654%
G0:3714%
A0:3212%
G60:166%
A60:093%
Gmaj70:073%
D60:062%
Bm70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Gm6 – D – G6 – F#m – D – A – D – Bm7 – G – Em7 – D6 – A6 – D – G – D – A – D – G – D – A6 – D – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – D7 – G6 – D – Bm7 – A6 – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – A – D – G – D – Bm7 – A – D – G – D – A – D – G – D – A6 – …