Chords of: Wonderful Christmastime [Edited Version] by: Paul McCartney. (Abm7b5, B, Bmaj7, B6) 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.
“Wonderful Christmastime [Edited Version]” by Paul McCartney is in B Major and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 160 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5, B, Bmaj7, B6.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bmaj7 → Abm → Bmaj7 → B → Bmaj7 → Abm → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:03 | 28% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:36 | 16% |
| Abm | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| B6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F# | 0:10 | 5% |
| E | 0:10 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
B – Ebm – B – Abm – B – F# – B – C#m – Ebm – Emaj7 – A7/C# – B – C#m7 – F#7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – A7 – B – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F#/G# – B – C#m7 – F#7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Em – B – C#m7 – F#7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – C#m7b5 – B – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – B – C#m7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Em – B – Abm – F#7 – Abm7 – …
