Chords of: A Spaceman Came Travelling by: Chris de Burgh. (G6, Bb, Dm, Bb6) 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.
“A Spaceman Came Travelling” by Chris de Burgh is in D Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 182 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, Bb, Dm, Bb6.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 4:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Dm → C/D → Bb → Dm → Bb → Dm → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 1:39 | 34% |
| Bb | 0:58 | 20% |
| C | 0:33 | 11% |
| F | 0:24 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Am | 0:15 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Gmaj7 – C/E – Dm – C7/E – Dm – C/D – Bb – C – Dm – Am7 – Dm – C – Emaj7 – F – Bb – Dm – G – C7 – Dm – F6 – G7 – C – Dm7 – C – Bb – C – Dm – Am – Bb – Dm – Bb6 – F – C – Bb – Dm – F6 – C – Dm – F – C – Bb – C7 – Dm – Am – Bb – D – F – C – …
