CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Highland Cathedral (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Highland Cathedral (Live) by: André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra. (Eb, Bb, F, Cm) 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.

About the chords of “Highland Cathedral (Live)”

“Highland Cathedral (Live)” by André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra is in C Minor and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Bb, F, Cm.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Cm → F → Bb → Abaug → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:5022%
Bb0:4721%
F0:2210%
Cm0:136%
Gm0:115%
Bb/F0:105%
Ab0:094%
Fm0:094%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ab/Bb – Bb6 – Eb/Bb – F – Bb – Abaug – Ab – Eb/G – Gm – Eb – Bb – Abdim – Cm – Gm – Fm – Eb/Bb – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb – Gm – Cm – Bb7 – Bb6 – Eb/Bb – Bb/F – F/A – Bb – Ab – Eb/G – Gm – Eb – Bb – Bm6 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Fm – Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Dm – Gm – …