Chords of: O Holy Night by: Nat King Cole. (Ab, Cm, Fm, Ab/C) 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 Nat King Cole is in C Minor and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Cm, Fm, Ab/C.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab/C → Bbm7 → Ab → C# → Ab → Ab6 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:44 | 25% |
| Cm | 0:18 | 10% |
| Fm | 0:16 | 9% |
| Eb7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Ab/C | 0:11 | 6% |
| Bbm | 0:11 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 5% |
| C# | 0:08 | 5% |
C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – Bbm7b5 – Ab – C# – Ab – C7/E – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Ab – C#/G# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebm7 – Ab – Ab/C – C# – Ab – Fm6 – Cm – G – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Eb/G – Fm – Cm – Bbm – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb/Db – Ab/C – C#maj7 – Bbm – Eb6 – Eb7 – Ab – Eb – Eb/Db – Cm – C#maj7 – …
