Chords of: Total Eclipse of the Heart by: Bonnie Tyler. (Fm7, Ab, C#, Bbm) 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.
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler is in Ab Major and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 168 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, Ab, C#, Bbm.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 5:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Ab → C#/B → E → A → E → A → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:55 | 17% |
| C# | 0:53 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 7% |
| Bbm | 0:21 | 6% |
| Fm | 0:18 | 6% |
| B | 0:17 | 5% |
| Bbm7 | 0:14 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 4% |
Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Abm – Eb6 – Abm – Bbm – Ab – C#/B – B – Fm7b5 – F#7/A# – B – C#/B – B – Fm7b5 – Ebm7b5/Db – B/C# – E – A – E – A – Bbm – Ab – Bbm – Ab – C# – B – C# – B – E – A – E – Amaj7 – Ab – Fm – C# – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm – C# – Eb – Ab – Fm – C# – …
