All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Simplified chord chart for All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (karaoke of KaraokeyTV), in G at 152 BPM: 11 chords instead of 21, and 48 changes instead of 84. Sevenths became triads (A, Am, B, Bm, C, D, D#, E and others), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG

Tempo 152 BPM

Chord changes48

ChannelKaraokeyTV

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 36 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of G

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
Gm	G A# D	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:04	Gm	8.8s
2	0:13	Em	2.6s
3	0:16	G	8.1s
4	0:24	Bm	4.4s
5	0:28	C	3.7s
6	0:32	D#	3.5s
7	0:35	D	4.6s
8	0:40	Em	4.4s
9	0:44	D	2.0s
10	0:46	E	3.5s
11	0:50	Am	3.2s
12	0:53	D	8.4s
13	1:02	Em	6.4s
14	1:08	G	6.4s
15	1:14	C	3.6s
16	1:18	D#	3.2s
17	1:21	G	6.0s
18	1:27	C	3.2s
19	1:30	D#	3.6s
20	1:34	G	3.2s
21	1:37	Em	2.4s
22	1:40	D#	13.2s
23	1:53	G	6.4s
24	1:59	C	3.6s
25	2:03	D#	3.2s
26	2:06	G	6.0s
27	2:12	C	3.2s
28	2:15	D#	3.6s
29	2:19	G	3.2s
30	2:22	Em	2.4s
31	2:24	D#	13.6s
32	2:38	B	3.2s
33	2:41	E	3.2s
34	2:44	B	3.2s
35	2:48	E	3.2s
36	2:51	D#	6.4s
37	2:57	A	3.2s
38	3:00	D	3.2s
39	3:04	G	6.0s
40	3:10	C	3.6s
41	3:13	D#	3.2s
42	3:16	G	3.2s
43	3:20	Em	2.4s
44	3:22	D#	3.6s
45	3:26	A	2.0s
46	3:28	D	4.4s
47	3:32	G	27.6s
48	4:00	Em	—