Chords of: Silent Night by: The Temptations, Gilbert Alexander Askey. (C, F, G7, Cmaj7) 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.
“Silent Night” by The Temptations, Gilbert Alexander Askey is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G7, Cmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 5:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → D → G → E → Em7 → C6 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:38 | 44% |
| F | 1:28 | 24% |
| G7 | 0:44 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Em | 0:13 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Em7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Dm | 0:05 | 1% |
C – F – D – G – E – Am – F7 – C – G7 – C – F6 – Em7 – C6 – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – Em – F – Em – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – Em – F – Em – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – Em – F – Em – Dm7 – C – Dm – Em – F – Em – Dm6 – C – G7 – F – C – G7 – C – Dm7 – Em – …
