White Christmas - Bing Crosby

Simplified chord chart for White Christmas - Bing Crosby (karaoke of Tracks Planet Karaoke), in C at 172 BPM: 11 chords instead of 24, and 56 changes instead of 79. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, C, C#, D, Dm, Em, F and others), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC

Tempo 172 BPM

Chord changes56

ChannelTracks Planet Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 23 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 C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

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
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:02	C	3.2s
2	0:05	Fm	2.4s
3	0:08	C	2.8s
4	0:11	D	7.9s
5	0:19	C	10.5s
6	0:29	Dm	2.8s
7	0:32	G	2.7s
8	0:35	F	5.3s
9	0:40	C	10.7s
10	0:51	F	7.8s
11	0:58	Dm	7.9s
12	1:06	C	5.6s
13	1:12	D	2.8s
14	1:15	G	2.4s
15	1:17	F	5.3s
16	1:22	C	10.8s
17	1:33	F	21.5s
18	1:55	C	2.4s
19	1:57	A	2.7s
20	2:00	Fm	5.7s
21	2:06	C#	4.7s
22	2:10	G	5.8s
23	2:16	C	5.2s
24	2:21	Dm	2.8s
25	2:24	G	2.4s
26	2:26	F	5.4s
27	2:32	C	10.7s
28	2:43	F	8.0s
29	2:51	Dm	2.4s
30	2:53	G	5.6s
31	2:59	C	5.4s
32	3:04	Dm	2.7s
33	3:07	G	2.6s
34	3:09	F	5.3s
35	3:15	C	10.4s
36	3:25	F	3.1s
37	3:28	Dm	6.9s
38	3:35	C	3.8s
39	3:39	G#	2.5s
40	3:41	C	2.7s
41	3:44	D	2.8s
42	3:47	F	5.3s
43	3:52	C	11.2s
44	4:03	Em	4.7s
45	4:08	Bm	1.8s
46	4:10	Em	2.2s
47	4:12	G	2.9s
48	4:15	Bm	2.9s
49	4:18	A	5.8s
50	4:23	G	2.9s
51	4:26	Bm	2.9s
52	4:29	A	5.8s
53	4:35	G	2.9s
54	4:38	Bm	2.9s
55	4:41	A	5.8s
56	4:47	G	—