CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by: Mel and Kim. (G7, Bb6, F, Gm6) 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 “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree”

“Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” by Mel and Kim is in F Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Bb6, F, Gm6.

Bb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Bb7/D → Gm7 → D7 → G6 → Fm6 → Dmaj7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb60:2611%
F0:177%
Gm60:146%
B60:146%
Cm60:125%
F#70:115%
Gm70:094%
F60:094%

Chord progression, in order

G7 – Bb7/D – Gm7 – Gm7b5 – Gm7 – D7 – G6 – Ebm – Gmaj7 – Fm6 – C/E – Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – C# – D7 – Bbdim – Gm – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Cm – Dm7 – Ab/C – Bb6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Dm7b5 – Cdim – Bb6 – F – Cm6 – F – Bb6 – F – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – Eb6 – Dm – Gm – F#aug – Bb – C6 – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – F – Cm6 – Bbm6 – …