CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Live) by: Angela Groothuizen, Meat Loaf. (Bbmaj7, F, Bb, G) 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 “Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Live)”

“Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Live)” by Angela Groothuizen, Meat Loaf is in F Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, F, Bb, G.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7 → G → F → G → C/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:5820%
Bb0:5418%
G0:4314%
C0:3311%
Eb0:217%
G70:155%
Cm0:135%
Gm70:114%

Chord progression, in order

C – Cm – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bb – F#7 – F – G – F – G – F – C – Gdim – G – C/G – G7 – G – F – C – Bb – F7 – C – F – C – Bb – F – C7 – G – F – G – F – C – C#maj7 – D – Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – …