Chords of: Dancing In the Dark (Live) by: Bruce Springsteen. (B6, B, F#, C#m) 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.
“Dancing In the Dark (Live)” by Bruce Springsteen is in B Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, B, F#, C#m.
B6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B6 → E → C#m7 → Abm7 → Bmaj7 → Abm7 → F# → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B6 | 1:18 | 37% |
| B | 0:38 | 18% |
| F# | 0:21 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:17 | 8% |
| E | 0:16 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:06 | 3% |
B – B6 – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – E – C#m7 – B – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F# – F#6 – F#m7b5 – Emaj7 – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – B6 – E – C#m – E – Em – C#m – B – Abm – B – Abm7 – F# – B/F# – E – C#m – E – C#m – B – B6 – Abm – B – E – Dmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – B – Emaj7 – F# – B – B6 – …
