Chords of: Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest 1974 First Performance) by: ABBA. (D, D6, A, A6) 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 (Eurovision Song Contest 1974 First Performance)” by ABBA is in D Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, D6, A, A6.
D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → D → A → D → A6 → Bm → Abm7 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D6 | 0:29 | 18% |
| A | 0:29 | 18% |
| D | 0:26 | 16% |
| A6 | 0:16 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:13 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:07 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| G | 0:05 | 3% |
C – D – Ddim – A/C# – G/B – A – D – E7/G# – A – G/B – A6 – Bm – D/A – Abm7 – A – G6 – F#m7 – A/E – D6 – Em7 – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – A – Bm7 – A – D6 – Em – F6 – Gmaj7 – A6 – D6 – A – G6 – D – E7 – D6 – A/C# – G/B – A – D – Ddim – A – G/B – A6 – Bm – A6 – E/G# – …
