Major view
E major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Walk Off The Earth - Feliz Navidad - Chord
Key E major – C# minor Chords E, A, B, F, C#m, A#, C, Dm Easy key G
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Key: E | Dbm | C#m
Capo: 0
E A B E C#m A B E
E A
Feliz navidad
B E
Feliz navidad
C#m A
Feliz navidad
B E
Prospero año y felicidad
A
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
B E
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
C#m A
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
B E
From the bottom of my heart
E A
Feliz navidad
B E
Feliz navidad
C#m A
Feliz navidad
B E
Prospero año y felicidad
F A#
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
C F
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
Dm A#
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
C F
From the bottom of my heart
F A#
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
C F
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
Dm A#
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
C F
From the bottom of my heart
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Harmony analysis
Walk Off The Earth – Feliz Navidad: key and chord analysis
The song opens on E and ends on F. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
C# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = B (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E major side because it opens on E and E is heard 11 times against 4 for C#m. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from C# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to E or to C#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | E | Tonic — home | E · G# · B | 11× |
| bII | F | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | F · A · C | 6× |
| ii | F#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C# | — |
| iii | G#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G# · B · D# | — |
| V/vi | G# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | — |
| IV | A | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C# · E | 8× |
| #IV | A# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A# · D · E# | 4× |
| V | B | Dominant — strongest pull home | B · D# · F# | 8× |
| bVI | C | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | C · E · G | 4× |
| vi | C#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C# · E · G# | 4× |
| bvii | Dm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F · A | 2× |
| vii° | D#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D# · F# · A | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | C#m | Tonic — home | C# · E · G# | 4× |
| bii | Dm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F · A | 2× |
| ii° | D#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D# · F# · A | — |
| III | E | Relative major — the bright side | E · G# · B | 11× |
| #III | F | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · A · C | 6× |
| iv | F#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | F# · A · C# | — |
| v | G#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | G# · B · D# | — |
| V | G# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G# · B# · D# | — |
| VI | A | Submediant — warm colour | A · C# · E | 8× |
| #VI | A# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A# · D · E# | 4× |
| VII | B | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | B · D# · F# | 8× |
| #VII | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | 4× |
Analysis
The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 8 different chords appear 47 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. F, C are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
- B E EV → Iauthentic cadence C#mVII → III ×8
- A B EIV → VIV → V C#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×8
The move to watch is B → E, heard 8 times. From the E side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the C#m side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
- Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On F, follow the chord's notes (F · A · C) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With E major shapes
- No capo — open E shapes
- Capo 2 + D shapes
- Capo 4 + C shapes
With C# minor shapes
- Capo 4 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is E; the ear learns where home is within a second. E, A, B, F carry the song: I–IV–V–bII relative to E, III–VI–VII–#III relative to C#m. F briefly darkens the picture: neapolitan bii — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonic. Keep an ear on B → E (V → I in E, VII → III in C#m): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. The final chord is F; the ear comes to rest in E.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Walk Off The Earth - Feliz Navidad Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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