Chords of: Leave a Light On by: Belinda Carlisle. (D, G, A, 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.
“Leave a Light On” by Belinda Carlisle is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, A, C.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ddim → D → A → Em → D → A → Em → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:44 | 17% |
| G | 0:34 | 13% |
| A | 0:28 | 11% |
| C | 0:20 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:17 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:17 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:11 | 4% |
Ddim – D – A – Em – Bm – A – D – A – Em – Bm – A – G – C – G – Dm – Am – G6 – C – G – Dm – Am – G6 – C – D7 – G – Bb – F – C – D – Em – A – A7 – D – Bm – F#m – Bm – F#m7 – G6 – A7 – D – Bm – F#m – Bm – F#m – G6 – A – G/B – A/C# – …
