Chords of: Merry Xmas Everybody by: Slade. (G7, D, Abmaj7, Bb) 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 Xmas Everybody” by Slade is in C Minor and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, D, Abmaj7, Bb.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → D → Abmaj7 → F#7 → Abmaj7 → F#/G# → D → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:28 | 32% |
| Bb | 0:34 | 13% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:33 | 12% |
| G | 0:29 | 11% |
| Bm | 0:23 | 8% |
| C | 0:14 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| F#/G# | 0:05 | 2% |
Cmaj7 – D – Abmaj7 – F#7 – Fmaj7 – C#maj7 – F# – Abmaj7 – Bb – F#/G# – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb/F – D – G6 – B – D – G – Em7 – Bm – D – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – G – Am7 – C – D – G – Em7 – D6 – Bb – D – G – D6 – Bb – D – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Bm – D – Em7 – D – G – Em – Bm – D – …
