Chords of: Vienna by: Billy Joel. (Bb, F, Eb, C7) 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.
“Vienna” by Billy Joel is in Eb Major and runs at about 62 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, F, Eb, C7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#aug → Dm7b5 → F#dim → Cm7b5 → Bb → Gm → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:39 | 19% |
| F | 0:27 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:27 | 13% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
F#aug – Dm7b5 – F#dim – Daug – Eb – Cm7b5 – F7 – F6 – Bb – Gm – Bb – F – Ab – Bb7/D – Eb – Bb – C7 – C/D – D – Gm – Bb – F – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Am7 – C/D – D – Eb – F6 – Bbmaj7 – F/A – Gm – F – Eb – Gdim – Am7 – D – Gm7 – C – Bb/C – F#dim – F#7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb – Gm – Bb – …
