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The Christmas Song – Bob Dylan: piano chords

The Christmas Song by Bob Dylan uses 25 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Gsus4 C G7 Cmaj7 B7 Em Am7 D9 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G G Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 E7 Fm6 F#m7 E Fm7 Bb7 Eb F6 Dsus4/G D7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Gsus4 C Gsus4 G7 Cmaj7 C B7 Em Am7 D9 G7

Verse 1

C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G G C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 E7 Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7 E Fm7 Bb7 Eb Dm7 G7 C

Verse 2

Dm7 Em7 F6 Dsus4/G C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 E7 Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C

Bridge 1

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb Am7 D7 Dm7 G7

Verse 3

C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 E7 Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C

Solo 1

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb Am7 D7 Dm7 G7

Verse 4

C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 E7 Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Gsus4

G — bass noteGC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
GCD
Practice Gsus4

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

B7

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

Am7

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Em7

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

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Questions

Which chords does The Christmas Song by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 25. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Christmas Song by Bob Dylan in?

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

How hard is The Christmas Song to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (25), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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