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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Bob Dylan uses 22 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 B7 E7 A7 Dsus4 Em7 Em G13 Cmaj7 Cm6 Bm Bbdim7 Em/C# F#7 Bm7 Em9 G G7 G/B Am13

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9

Verse 1

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9 B7 E7 A7 Dsus4 D9

Verse 2

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 B7 Em G13

Bridge 1

Cmaj7 Cm6 Bm Bbdim7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Em/C# F#7 Bm7 Em9 A7 D9

Verse 3

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 B7 Em G G7 Cmaj7 G/B Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 Dsus4

Verse 4

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am13 D9 Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 B7 Em G7

Bridge 2

Cmaj7 Cm6 Bm Bbdim7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Em/C# F#7 Bm7 Em7 A7 D9 Dsus4 D9

Verse 5

Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 B7 Em G7 Cmaj7 G/B Am7 D9 Gmaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Questions

Which chords does Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Bob Dylan in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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