Elvis Presley

White Christmas – Elvis Presley: piano chords

White Christmas by Elvis Presley uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

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

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D6 D D6 A A7 D Dmaj7 D6 D G/D D A7/D D

Intro 2

D6

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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

Chords on the piano

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

D

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

A

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

A7

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

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

G

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

Em7

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

G#dim7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
G♯BDF
Practice G#dim7

D7

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

Gm6

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GA♯DE
Practice Gm6

Questions

Which chords does White Christmas by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is White Christmas by Elvis Presley in?

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

How hard is White Christmas to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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