Chords of: The Day Before You Came Video by: ABBA. (Ab, Cm, Eb, Bb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“The Day Before You Came Video” by ABBA is in C Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Cm, Eb, Bb.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 5:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → G → G7 → Cm → Bb → Eb → Bb → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:45 | 30% |
| Eb | 0:49 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:35 | 10% |
| G | 0:33 | 10% |
| Fm | 0:24 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:13 | 4% |
| Adim | 0:13 | 4% |
Cm – Ab6 – G – G7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Cm – Ab6 – Ab/C – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bb7/D – Eb – Bb7 – Bb – Bb7 – Bb6 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Cm – Eb – Fm – Dm7b5 – G – Cm – G – Ebaug – G7 – Cm – Bb – Bb7/D – Eb – Bb – Bb7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm – Fm7 – Dm7b5 – G – Gaug – Cm – Bdim – …
