Elvis Presley

Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley: piano chords

Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley uses 50 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bb Eb F Bb7 Eb7 F7 B7 D6 D Em7 A7 G G#dim7 Dmaj7 D7 Gm6 G/D A A7/D Em Bm E7 Db6 E Cdim7 Bm7 C#dim7 F#7 F#m Dm6 Em/G B Ebdim7 A6 A/G# A/G B9 Bdim7 A#dim7 A/C# B/D# C G7 A13 F# C7 D7/F# Am Dm D9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bb Eb Bb F

Chorus 1

Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb7

Verse 1

Bb Bb7

Chorus 2

Eb7 Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb7

Interlude 1

Bb Eb Bb Bb7

Solo 1

Eb7 Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb7

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Verse 2

Bb Bb7

Chorus 3

Eb7 Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb7

Outro 1

Bb Eb Bb B7

Intro 3

D6

Verse 3

D Em7 A7 G G#dim7 D Dmaj7 D7 G Gm6 D Em7 A7

Verse 4

D Em7 A7 G G#dim7 D D7 G Gm6 D G/D A D

Verse 5

Em7 A7 G G#dim7 D D7 G Gm6 D D6 A A7 D Dmaj7 D6 D G/D D A7/D D

Intro 5

A7

Verse 6

D A7 D G D Em A7 D G D Bm Em A7 D A

Verse 7

D A7 D G D Em A7 D G D Bm Em A7 D A

Verse 8

D A7 D G D Em A7 D G D Bm Em A7 D A

Verse 9

D A7 D D7 G D Em A7 D G D Bm Em A7 D E7 A7 D6 Db6 D6

Intro 6

E

Verse 10

A Cdim7 Bm7 E7 A C#dim7 F#7 Bm E7 A F#m B7 E7 A Cdim7 Bm7 E7 A C#dim7 Bm D6 Dm6 A Em/G F#7 B Bm A Ebdim7 A6

Verse 11

E B7 E E7 A A/G# A/G F#7 B7 B9 Bdim7 B7

Verse 12

E B7 E E7 A A#dim7 B7 E B A/C# B/D#

Verse 13

E B7 B9 E E7 A A#dim7 B7 E A7 E E7

Intro 7

C

Verse 14

F C F C G7 F G7 C

Verse 15

F C F C G7 F G7 C

Bridge 1

F C D7 G7

Verse 16

C F C F C G7 F G7 C

Bridge 2

F C D7 G7

Verse 17

C F C F C G7 F G7 C G7 F G7 C

Intro 8

G/D D A13 D

Verse 18

G D A7 D B7 Em7 D A7 D Em F# Bm Em/G F# D G D A7 D

Verse 19

G D A7 D B7 Em7 D A7 D Em F# Bm Em/G F# D G D A7 D

Verse 20

G D A7 D B7 Em7 D A7 D Em F# Bm Em/G F# D G D A7 D

Intro 9

Bb F Bb

Verse 21

F Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb F Bb F Bb

Verse 22

F Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb F Bb F Bb

Intro 10

C D7 G C F C

Verse 23

C7 F C D7 G

Verse 24

C C7 F C D7 G C F C

Chorus 4

F F7 C F C D7 G C C7 F D7/F# C D7 G C F C

Verse 25

C7 F C D7 G

Verse 26

C C7 F C D7 G C F C

Chorus 5

F F7 C F C D7 G C C7 F D7/F# C D7 G C F C

Verse 27

Am Dm G C Am Dm G7 C Am F E Am F G

Verse 28

C Am Dm G C Am Dm G7 C Am F E Am F C Am Dm G C Am F E Am F G F7 C

Intro 11

G D7 G C G

Verse 29

G7 C G D D7 G C G D D7 G C G

Verse 30

G7 C G D D7 G C G D D7 G C G

Verse 31

G7 C G D D7 G C G D D7 G C G

Verse 32

G7 C G D D7 G C G D D7 G C G

Intro 12

C G7 C F C F C G7 C F C G D9 G7

Chorus 6

F C G C C7 F C G C F C F C G7 C F C G D9 G7

Chorus 7

F C G C C7 F C G C F C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A7

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

G

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Em

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

C

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

G7

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

Questions

Which chords does Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 50. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley in?

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

How hard is Blue Christmas to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (50), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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