Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

Simplified chord chart for Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in B at 96 BPM: 5 chords instead of 9, and 25 changes instead of 33. Sevenths became triads (B, C#m, F#, F#m, G#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyB

Tempo 96 BPM

Chord changes25

ChannelKaraokeOnVEVO

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 8 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 B

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

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
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth
G#m	G# B D#	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:02	B	63.2s
2	1:05	C#m	3.2s
3	1:08	B	1.9s
4	1:10	C#m	3.2s
5	1:13	B	6.3s
6	1:19	C#m	3.8s
7	1:23	B	13.3s
8	1:36	F#	3.2s
9	1:39	G#m	2.5s
10	1:42	B	11.7s
11	1:54	F#	4.3s
12	1:58	G#m	4.2s
13	2:02	B	9.5s
14	2:12	F#	1.9s
15	2:14	B	7.6s
16	2:21	F#	2.5s
17	2:24	B	10.1s
18	2:34	G#m	19.6s
19	2:53	B	11.0s
20	3:04	F#	4.7s
21	3:09	G#m	13.2s
22	3:22	B	5.7s
23	3:28	C#m	3.8s
24	3:32	B	10.1s
25	3:42	F#m	—