Chords of: Waterloo by: ABBA. (A6, D, D6, A) 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.
“Waterloo” by ABBA is in D Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, D, D6, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A6 → Bm → D → G6 → A → D → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:40 | 24% |
| A | 0:28 | 17% |
| D6 | 0:24 | 15% |
| A6 | 0:17 | 10% |
| G | 0:15 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:14 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| A/C# | 0:04 | 2% |
D – E7 – A/C# – Bm – A – D – E7 – A/C# – G/B – A6 – Bm – D6 – E – Ab7 – A – G – F#m – A/E – D – G6 – A – D – A – D6 – Em7 – D – G – A6 – D6 – A – D – A/C# – G/B – A – D – E7 – A/C# – G/B – F#m – A – Bm – A6 – E/G# – Ab7 – A – G – F#m – A/E – …
