Chords of: Total Eclipse of the Heart by: Bonnie Tyler. (Fm7, C#, Ab, 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 42 different chords across 211 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, C#, Ab, Bbm.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 6:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → C#maj7 → Bbm → C#maj7 → Ab → C# → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:12 | 17% |
| Ab | 1:04 | 15% |
| Bbm | 0:37 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:29 | 7% |
| B | 0:21 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:17 | 4% |
| A | 0:16 | 4% |
Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – Eb – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – B – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm7 – B – C# – B – Fm7b5 – F#m6 – B/C# – E – A – E/B – A – Bbm – Ab – Bbm – Ab – C# – B – Bdim – B – C# – B – E – A – A6 – E – Amaj7 – Ab – Fm – C# – …
