Chords of: Sabre Dance by: André Rieu. (Gm, Gmaj7, G7, Gm7) 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.
“Sabre Dance” by André Rieu is in G Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 25 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Gmaj7, G7, Gm7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 1:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G6 → Bb → Bbmaj7 → Bb7 → Bbmaj7 → Gm7 → G7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:24 | 30% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 15% |
| Gm7 | 0:10 | 13% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:09 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 6% |
| Faug | 0:03 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:03 | 4% |
| Bm | 0:03 | 3% |
Gmaj7 – G6 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – G7 – Dm – Bb – G – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – G7 – D – Faug – Gm7 – G7 – Eb7/G – Cdim – Gm
