Chords of: The Second Waltz by: André Rieu. (C6, Cm, Eb, C) 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 Second Waltz” by André Rieu is in C Minor and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 51 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, Cm, Eb, C.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → Dm7b5 → G → Cm → Bb → G7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 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 | 0:37 | 18% |
| Eb | 0:23 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:14 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| G | 0:10 | 5% |
| C | 0:10 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 5% |
C – Cm – G/D – F/G – Dm7b5 – G – Cdim – Cm – Bb/F – Fm – Bb – Eb – Ab – G7 – Ab6 – Gaug – Abmaj7 – G7 – Ab6 – Gaug – Abmaj7 – G7 – C – G7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – G/D – G7 – Dm – G7 – G/D – G7 – Cdim – G – Cm – Bb/F – Fm – Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Gaug – Fm – Cm – Abmaj7 – Dm – Gaug – Fm – …
