# Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Eb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpdim7), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gm6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm6), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Db6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp6), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Cdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cdim7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Dm6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm6), [Em/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Ebdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpdim7), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6), [A/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B9](https://pianokitty.com/c/B9), [Bdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim7), [A#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpdim7), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [A13](https://pianokitty.com/c/A13), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [D7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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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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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