CHORD LIBRARY

Play along White Christmas, chord by chord.

Chords of: White Christmas by: Michael Bolton. (Gmaj7, Cmaj7, G, Am7) 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 “White Christmas”

“White Christmas” by Michael Bolton is in G Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Cmaj7, G, Am7.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G7 → Cmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Bm → A7 → Bm → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj70:1710%
Am70:117%
Gmaj70:106%
G0:106%
Em70:106%
D60:095%
G60:095%
G/D0:085%

Chord progression, in order

C6 – Gmaj7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Abm – Baug – Bm – E7 – A7 – D7 – G6 – Bm – Em7 – C7/E – Em7 – Am7 – Gm – D – C6 – C#m7 – Cmaj7 – A7/C# – F#m – Bm7 – Em7 – Am – G – D6 – G6 – E – Cmaj7 – Gm – Cm – F6 – G – Baug – C7/E – Em – Ebm7b5 – D – Bm – Bb/D – D7 – D6 – B – Gmaj7 – C/E – …