CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Second Waltz (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: The Second Waltz (Live) by: André Rieu. (Cm, Ab, Eb, Bb) 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 “The Second Waltz (Live)”

“The Second Waltz (Live)” by André Rieu is in C Minor and runs at about 154 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 163 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Ab, Eb, Bb.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Dm7b5 → G7 → Cm → Bb → Cm → G → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
Cm1:1031%
Eb0:209%
G70:178%
Ab0:167%
Bb0:167%
G0:104%
Fm0:094%
Abmaj70:083%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Dm7b5 – G7 – Cdim – Cm – Bb/F – Fm – Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Gaug – Ddim – Cm – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Cm – Ddim – Cm – Abmaj7 – Dm – Cm – G7 – Cm – G/D – G7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – Bm – G – G7 – Cdim – Cm – Bb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Cm – Ddim – Cm – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Eb/G – Fm6 – Cm – …