Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

This transcription starts in A♭ major.

The estimated tempo is 140 BPM, calculated from the median spacing between detected beats. This is a summary of the transcription; timing can vary during the song.

The transcribed chord vocabulary includes A♭, Fm, D♭, E♭7, A♭maj6, Cm, B♭m, D♭maj7, Cm7, Fm7/5, B♭m6, D♭maj6, C, Fm7, B♭, E♭, Edim, E♭7/3, B♭m7. No four-chord sequence repeats enough to identify a recurring progression reliably.

Here’s how the chords fit together: I, vi, IV, V7, Imaj6, iii, ii, IVmaj7, iii7, vi7/5, ii6, IVmaj6, III, vi7, II, V, ♯v°, V7/3, ii7 in A♭ major. Think of Roman numerals as chord names you can take into any key. Uppercase is major, lowercase is minor; in minor keys, we count from the natural-minor scale.

Yes! In A♭ major: The three-chord I–IV–V progression (V → I → IV) shows up in the verse at 0:24 and the interlude at 1:01. Three chords, plenty of mileage: home, a lift away, and the pull to come back.

The transcription starts in 4/4.

The detected sections are intro (0:00) → verse (0:07) → chorus (0:48) → interlude (1:01) → verse (1:28) → chorus (1:42) → outro (1:56).

The transcribed version lasts 2:06. Other recordings or edits may have a different duration.