CHORD LIBRARY

Play along O Tannenbaum, chord by chord.

Chords of: O Tannenbaum by: Vince Guaraldi. (F6, C6, Gm7, F) 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.

About the chords of “O Tannenbaum”

“O Tannenbaum” by Vince Guaraldi is in F Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 79 different chords across 291 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F6, C6, Gm7, F.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 5:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm6 → F → Gm7 → Eb6 → Am → C7 → F → Gm7. 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 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:3411%
Gm70:299%
C60:217%
C70:196%
Am0:165%
Gm0:134%
F60:124%
Bb0:114%

Chord progression, in order

C7 – F – Gm7 – Am – F#dim – Gm6 – F – Bbm – F – Gm7 – Am – Aaug – Ebdim – Gm – Edim – F – C6 – D7/F# – Gm7 – Eb6 – Am – F – Gm7 – Am7b5 – Aaug – D7 – Gm7 – C7 – Am7b5/G – F – A/G – C – F – Gm – Am7 – D7 – Gm7 – C6 – C7 – F – Am7b5/G – F – Bb – G7 – Aaug – D7 – Gm7 – A – …