Chords of: Merry Xmas Everybody (original version) by: Slade. (D, Bb, G, Bm) 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 (original version)” by Slade is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bb, G, Bm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G6 → B → D → Bm → D → Cmaj7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:06 | 33% |
| Bb | 0:31 | 16% |
| G | 0:30 | 15% |
| Bm | 0:20 | 10% |
| C | 0:13 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:04 | 2% |
Bb – Em7b5/D – Gm7 – Bb/F – D – G6 – B – D – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Bm – D – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – G – Am7 – C – D – G – Em – D6 – F – Bb6 – D – G – D6 – Bb – D – G – Em7 – Bm – D – Em7 – D – G – Em – Bm – D – C – G – C – Gmaj7 – Am – C – D – G – Bm – …
