Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Simplified chord chart for Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (karaoke of Tracks Planet Karaoke), in G at 81 BPM: 8 chords instead of 17, and 23 changes instead of 68. Sevenths became triads (Am, Bm, C, D, D#, E, Em, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG

Tempo 81 BPM

Chord changes23

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 45 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

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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
Am	A C E	root, minor 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

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:00	C	7.5s
2	0:08	D#	2.3s
3	0:10	D	5.2s
4	0:15	Am	3.0s
5	0:18	G	3.0s
6	0:21	Am	15.0s
7	0:36	G	4.5s
8	0:41	Am	15.0s
9	0:56	Em	9.0s
10	1:05	Bm	4.5s
11	1:09	G	10.5s
12	1:20	Am	16.5s
13	1:36	Bm	7.5s
14	1:44	Em	6.0s
15	1:50	C	6.0s
16	1:56	Em	4.5s
17	2:00	G	4.5s
18	2:05	D	9.0s
19	2:14	Em	6.0s
20	2:20	C	4.5s
21	2:24	Bm	4.5s
22	2:29	E	7.5s
23	2:36	G	—