Chords of: Every Year Every Christmas (Official Video) by: Luther Vandross. (A/E, F#m7, A, D) 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.
“Every Year Every Christmas (Official Video)” by Luther Vandross is in D Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/E, F#m7, A, D.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m7 → D → A → F#m7 → D → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 0:52 | 18% |
| A | 0:50 | 17% |
| D | 0:41 | 14% |
| E | 0:35 | 12% |
| C#7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 6% |
| B | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bm7b5/A | 0:09 | 3% |
A – F#m7 – D – A – Bm7 – A – F#m7 – D – D6 – E – D/E – A – F#m7 – D – E – C#7 – F#m7 – Dm – E – Amaj7 – Bm7b5/A – A – D/E – F#m7 – A – F#m7 – D – E – D/E – A – F#m7 – D – E – C#7 – F#m7 – D – E/F# – D/F# – E – Amaj7 – Bm7b5/A – A – D – Dm – Dm6 – A – F#m – C#m7 – …
