Chords of: Shake Up Christmas by: Train. (Am, C, Dm7, Fmaj7) 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.
“Shake Up Christmas” by Train is in C Major and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, C, Dm7, Fmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Dm → F → C → Fmaj7 → Am → C → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 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 | 1:18 | 34% |
| Dm7 | 0:48 | 21% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:33 | 15% |
| F | 0:16 | 7% |
| Am | 0:15 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:05 | 2% |
C – E – Dm – E – F – E – C – D7 – C#maj7 – Fmaj7 – Am – D7/F# – C – Dm7 – Am – F – C – D7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – D7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – C – F6 – C/D – D7 – Am – F – C – D/C – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Am – F6 – C6 – Dm7 – F – C6 – Dm7 – F6 – …
