Chords of: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by: Ryuichi Sakamoto. (F#maj7, Bbm7, F#6, Ab7) 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.
“Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto is in Db Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Bbm7, F#6, Ab7.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → Cm7b5 → Fm7 → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → Cm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:52 | 20% |
| F#6 | 0:39 | 15% |
| Ab6 | 0:31 | 12% |
| Ab7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| F#maj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Bbm | 0:18 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Cm7b5 | 0:10 | 4% |
Ab6 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Fm7 – C# – Bbm7 – Fm – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – F#6 – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Fm – F#6 – Ab7 – Bbm – Ab6 – F#6 – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Bbm – Fm – F#6 – Ab7 – Bbm – Ab6 – F#6 – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Fm – F#6 – Ab7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – Abm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – …
