# The Christmas Song – Bob Dylan: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Fmaj7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Fm6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm6), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F6](https://pianokitty.com/c/F6), [Dsus4/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Gsus4+C+Gsus4+G7+Cmaj7+C+B7+Em+Am7+D9+G7+%3Cverse_1%3E+C+Dm7+Em7+Fmaj7%2FG+G+C+Gm7+C7+Fmaj7+E7+Am7+Fm6+C+F%23m7+B7+E+Fm7+Bb7+Eb+Dm7+G7+C+%3Cverse_2%3E+Dm7+Em7+F6+Dsus4%2FG+C+Gm7+C7+Fmaj7+E7+Am7+Fm6+C+F%23m7+B7+Em7+Am7+Dm7+G7+C+%3Cbridge_1%3E+Gm7+C7+Gm7+C7+Gm7+C7+Fmaj7+Fm7+Bb7+Eb+Am7+D7+Dm7+G7+%3Cverse_3%3E+C+Dm7+Em7+Fmaj7%2FG+Gsus4+G+C+Gm7+C7+Fmaj7+E7+Am7+Fm6+C+F%23m7+B7+Em7+Am7+Dm7+G7+C+%3Csolo_1%3E+Gm7+C7+Fmaj7+Fm7+Bb7+Eb+Am7+D7+Dm7+G7+%3Cverse_4%3E+C+Dm7+Em7+Fmaj7%2FG+Gsus4+G+C+Gm7+C7+Fmaj7+E7+Am7+Fm6+C+F%23m7+B7+Em7+Am7+Dm7+G7+Em7+Am7+Dm7+G7+Em7+Am7+Dm7+G7+Cmaj7&seq=inOrder&title=Bob+Dylan+-+The+Christmas+Song)

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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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