# I'll Be Home for Christmas – Bob Dylan: piano chords

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bob Dylan uses 19 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bbdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpdim7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6), [C6](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Dm/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [Dm6/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm6)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Bbdim7 Am D6
- Verse 1: G Bbdim7 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G6 E7 Am Am7 D7 G Em A7 A6 D7 G Bbdim7 Am7 D7 G6 E7 Am Am7 C6 Cm7 G Dm/F E7 Am D7 G
- Interlude 1: G/B Bdim Am7 D9 D7
- Verse 2: G Bbdim7 Am7 D6 D7 G6 E7 Am Am7 D7 G Em A7 A6 D9 D7 G Bbdim7 Am7 D7 G6 E7 E7 Am Am7 C6 Cm7 G Dm6/F E7 Am D7 G

## Questions

### Which chords does I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I'll Be Home for 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 I'll Be Home for Christmas to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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