Chords of: The Twelfth of Never by: Cliff Richard. (Ebmaj7, Eb, Cm7, Fm) 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 Twelfth of Never” by Cliff Richard is in Eb Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Eb, Cm7, Fm.
Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Ab → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Fm7 → Ebmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebmaj7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| Eb | 0:30 | 14% |
| Cm7 | 0:24 | 11% |
| Fm | 0:20 | 9% |
| Fm7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bb7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:11 | 5% |
Cm7 – Ab – Eb/G – Fm7 – Eb/G – Abdim – Ab – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Cm7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7b5/Bb – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ebm – Gm – Eb/Bb – Fm – Ab/Bb – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Bb – Eb – F – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb – Bb/C – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb/F – Fm – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – C/D – G7 – Cm – Ebaug – …
