Chords of: Merry Christmas Everybody by: Shakin' Stevens. (B, A, B6, Eb7/G) 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 Everybody” by Shakin' Stevens is in Db Minor and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, A, B6, Eb7/G.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7/G → Bb7/D → Dm7b5 → D6 → Ebm7b5 → Dmaj7 → E7/G# → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:09 | 27% |
| B6 | 0:36 | 14% |
| E | 0:23 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:20 | 8% |
| D | 0:16 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Eb7/G | 0:10 | 4% |
| B | 0:09 | 4% |
Eb7/G – Bb7/D – Dm7b5 – D6 – Bb6 – Ebm7b5 – Dmaj7 – E7/G# – A – C#/G# – F#m – D – A – E – A – C# – F#m – D – A – D – A – E – A – C#m – F#m – D – A – E – A – C#/G# – F#m – D6 – A – D – A6 – C#m – F#m – D6 – A – E – A – C#m – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – …
