Chords of: 12 Days Of Christmas by: Pentatonix. (G, Gmaj7, D, Eb) 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.
“12 Days Of Christmas” by Pentatonix is in Eb Major and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, D, Eb.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → G → D7 → G → D → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:36 | 18% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:34 | 17% |
| D | 0:24 | 12% |
| D7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| C | 0:10 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
D – G – F#m7b5/E – Cmaj7 – A – Gmaj7 – Am – G – D7/F# – G – Am – G6 – D – Gmaj7 – D/A – G/B – D7 – G – Bm7 – G – A – D – B7 – G – C/G – A7 – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – D6 – C6 – G – A – D – G7 – C – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – C – D7 – G – A – D – G – C/G – A7/C# – D6 – …
