CHORD LIBRARY

Play along It's Christmas Time, chord by chord.

Chords of: It's Christmas Time by: Michael Bolton, Matoma. (Eb, Bb, Ab, Cm) 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 “It's Christmas Time”

“It's Christmas Time” by Michael Bolton, Matoma is in C Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Bb, Ab, Cm.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Eb6 → Eb → Bb → Eb → Bb → Cm7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:5428%
Bb0:4825%
Ab0:2815%
Cm0:2211%
Cm70:137%
Eb60:063%
Abmaj70:053%
Ebmaj70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Eb6 – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Bb – Eb – G7 – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ebm – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Bb/C – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Dm7b5 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb – …