Brian May – One Beautiful Christmas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Brian May – One Beautiful Christmas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCG/BAmAm/GFGF/ADmDD/C#D/BD/ABmAD/F#Asus4

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[Instrumental]
C  G/B  Am  Am/G  F  Am  G
C  G/B  Am  Am/G  F  Am  G
C  G/B  F/A
C  G/B  F/A
C  G/B  F/A
Am  G  F  F
C  G  Am  Am/G  F  C  G
C  G  Am  Am/G  F  Am  G
C  G  Am  Am/G  F  Am  G
C  G/B  F/A
C  G/B  F/A
C  G/B  F/A
Am  G  F  F
C  G  Am  Am/G  F  C G C G
C  G  Am  Am/G  F  Am  G
Dm C  G
Dm C  G
Dm C  G
F  G  D
D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  Bm  A
D  D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  Bm Bm  A A
D  D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  Bm  A
D  D/C#  Bm  D/F#  G  D  A  Asus4  A
D  D/C#  Bm  D/F#  G  D  A  Asus4  A
D  D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  Bm  A
G  Bm  A
D  D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  Bm  A
D

[Verse 1]
  C                  G/B   
A street filled with faces 
   F/A
on blankets of snow,
C         G/B             F/A
Racing to loved ones, all destined 
for home,
  C          G/B       F/A
I feel it in my bones, soon 
I will see,
      C       G/B         F/A     
Those faces I love, for a perfect 
                 F
winter's memory.

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[Chorus]
     C  G     Am
It's crazy to think,
Am/G      F           C  G
It's just all for one day,
    C     G      Am
But we’re here together,
Am/G     F
Just for one,
          Am   G    C
Beautiful Christmas day.

[Interlude]
C  G  Am  Am/G  F  Am  G

[Verse 2]
  C          G/B       F/A
I wake up to sounds vibrating my soul,
C         G/B           F/A
Taking my home sickness far 
from my door,
  C              G/B         F/A
I photograph this moment and capture 
the scene,
Am            G          F
Counting each blessing I have, 
the love that's here for me.

[Chorus]
     C  G     Am
It's crazy to think,
Am/G      F           C  G
It's just all for one day,
    C     G      Am
But we’re here together,
Am/G     F
Just for one,
          Am   G    Dm
Beautiful Christmas day.

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[Bridge]
Dm            C    G   Dm
Scattered and lost and found,
Dm          C   G    Dm
But now I’m homeward bound.
Dm          C    G F
It’s coming back a round,

[Instrumental]
D  D/C#  D/B  D/A  G
     Bm    A
It's Christmas!
D  D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  Bm  A

[Chorus]
     D  D/C#  D/B
It's crazy to think,
D/A       G           D   A
It's just all for one day,
    D     D/C#   D/B
But we’re here together,
D/A      G
Just for one,
          Bm    A   G
Beautiful Christmas day.
Bm   A   D
Just one day,
    G
One beautiful,
G
Beautiful,
Bm   A    D
Christmas day.

How to play One Beautiful Christmas: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for One Beautiful Christmas by Brian May on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

One Beautiful Christmas by Brian May keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 16 chords: C, G/B, Am, Am/G, F, G, F/A, Dm, D, D/C#, D/B and D/A and 4 more.

Listen for C – G – Am – Am/G (IV – I – ii – ii in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F, F/A and Bm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E

One Beautiful Christmas chords: questions

What key is One Beautiful Christmas in?

One Beautiful Christmas by Brian May is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in One Beautiful Christmas?

One Beautiful Christmas uses 16 chords: C, G/B, Am, Am/G, F, G, F/A, Dm, D, D/C#, D/B, D/A and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of One Beautiful Christmas?

The main progression is C – G – Am – Am/G (IV – I – ii – ii).

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