Sia - Everyday Is Christmas - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords G, Cm, Eb, Abmaj7, Bb, G7, Ab Easy key C (capo 3)

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Cm  G7  Abmaj7  Eb  G

Cm         G7
Oh, father time
        Abmaj7  Eb      G
You and me and  holiday wine
Cm           G7
Wait for the snow
       Abmaj7   Eb             G
I will read the last that they wrote

Cm
Said I'm by the open fire
G7
Lovin' you is a gift tonight
Abmaj7
Lovin' you for all my life
Eb              G
Lovin' you is a gift tonight

    Cm                         Abmaj7
Oh, everyday is Christmas when you're here with me
    Eb                           Bb      G
I'm safe in your arms, you're my angel baby
Cm                         Abmaj7
Everyday is Christmas when you're by my side
           Eb                         Bb        G
You're the gift that keeps givin', my angel for life

Cm                     Abmaj7
Everyday is Christmas, everyday is Christmas
Eb                         Bb        G
Everyday is Christmas with you by my side
Cm                     Abmaj7
Everyday is Christmas, everyday is Christmas
Eb                         Bb        G
Everyday is Christmas with you by my side

Cm            G7
Oh, you're my love
           Abmaj7    Eb     G
You're the joy in my holiday song
Cm           G7            Abmaj7
And when you smile I can't breathe
      Eb                  G
Can't believe that you're mine

Cm
Said I'm by the open fire
G
Lovin' you is a gift tonight
Abmaj7
Lovin' you for all my life
Eb              G
Lovin' you is a gift tonight

    Cm                         Abmaj7
Oh, everyday is Christmas when you're here with me
    Eb                           Bb      G
I'm safe in your arms, you're my angel baby
Cm                         Abmaj7
Everyday is Christmas when you're by my side
           Eb                         Bb        G
You're the gift that keeps givin', my angel for life

Cm                     Abmaj7
Everyday is Christmas, everyday is Christmas
Eb                         Bb        G
Everyday is Christmas with you by my side
Cm                     Abmaj7
Everyday is Christmas, everyday is Christmas
Eb                         Bb        G
Everyday is Christmas with you by my side

Cm
Ohhohohohoh
Ab
Ohhohohohoh
Eb
Ohhohohohoh
Bb
Ohhohohohoh
G
Ohhohohohoh
Cm
Ohhohohohoh
Ab
Ohhohohohoh
Eb
Ohhohohohoh
     Bb        G
With you by my side
Cm
Ohhohohohoh
Ab
Ohhohohohoh
Eb
Ohhohohohoh
     Bb        G
With you by my side

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Harmony analysis

Sia – Everyday Is Christmas: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm and ends on G. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)
#7 = B (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because it opens on Cm and the major V chord points straight at Cm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Eb or to Cm; 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.

Seen from Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	18×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	—
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	—
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	19×
V7/vi	G7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D · F	6×
IVmaj7	Abmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb · G	15×
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	3×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	11×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	18×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	18×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	18×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	—
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	—
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	19×
V7	G7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D · F	6×
VImaj7	Abmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb · G	15×
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	3×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	11×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 7 different chords appear 90 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Cm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Eb, the same G / G7 is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Cm.

Chord movement

G Cm EbV/vi → vi CmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×17
Abmaj7 Eb EbIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence CmVImaj7 → III ×15
Ab Eb EbIV → Iplagal cadence CmVI → III ×3

The move to watch is G → Cm, heard 17 times. From the Cm side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Eb side it reads V/vi → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When G7 comes, swap the scale's Bb for B: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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 Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
4 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

The opening Cm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are G, Cm, Eb, Abmaj7; read them as V/vi–vi–I–IVmaj7 in Eb or V–i–III–VImaj7 in Cm. G is the interesting twist: in Eb it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Cm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on G → Cm (V/vi → vi in Eb, V → i in Cm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on G, the song seals Eb as home.

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.