Chords of: The Lady in Red (Live) by: Chris de Burgh. (G, D, Em, C) 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.
“The Lady in Red (Live)” by Chris de Burgh is in C Major and runs at about 77 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Em, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7 → D → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:32 | 33% |
| D | 0:45 | 16% |
| Em | 0:35 | 13% |
| C | 0:32 | 11% |
| Am | 0:22 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:06 | 2% |
G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – B7 – Em – D – C – G – Cmaj7 – D – B7 – Em – C – Am – D – Em – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Am – D – G – G7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – Em7 – C#dim – Am – D7 – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – B7 – Em – …
