Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms

Simplified chord chart for Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms (karaoke of Musisi Karaoke), in D at 117 BPM: 7 chords instead of 15, and 26 changes instead of 35. Sevenths became triads (A, Am, C#, D, E, F#m, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyD

Tempo 117 BPM

Chord changes26

ChannelMusisi Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 9 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 D

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

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
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	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	A	3.0s
2	0:03	F#m	4.7s
3	0:08	C#	3.7s
4	0:12	D	13.4s
5	0:25	E	8.5s
6	0:33	A	2.5s
7	0:36	D	5.0s
8	0:41	E	2.0s
9	0:43	A	8.5s
10	0:51	G	4.0s
11	0:56	D	4.5s
12	1:00	E	4.0s
13	1:04	Am	4.1s
14	1:08	D	7.5s
15	1:16	G	5.5s
16	1:21	D	8.1s
17	1:29	E	2.0s
18	1:31	A	8.6s
19	1:40	G	4.1s
20	1:44	D	4.6s
21	1:48	E	4.0s
22	1:53	Am	4.1s
23	1:57	D	7.6s
24	2:04	G	4.6s
25	2:09	A	6.1s
26	2:15	D	—