Chords of: O Holy Night by: Mariah Carey. (E, B, Abm, C#m) 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.
“O Holy Night” by Mariah Carey is in E Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Abm, C#m.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → B7 → E → E6 → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:34 | 36% |
| B | 0:29 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:22 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:18 | 7% |
| A | 0:16 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:10 | 4% |
E – A – E – B7 – E – E6 – E7/G# – A – E – Eb7 – Abm – Eb – Abm – B7 – E6 – E – B – E6 – C#m – Abm – F#m – C#m – B – E – B – Cdim – C#m – Amaj7 – A6 – E/B – B7 – E – B – E – A – E/B – B7 – E – Abdim – A – E – B7 – E – A – E – Abm – Eb7 – Abm – …
