Chords of: A Winter's Tale by: David Essex. (F, Bb, C7, 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.
“A Winter's Tale” by David Essex is in F Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, C7, C.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C7 → Bb → F → C6 → F → Bb → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:24 | 35% |
| Bb | 0:48 | 20% |
| C7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| C | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 4% |
| C/G | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
Bbmaj7 – F – C7 – F – Gm7 – F7/A – Bb – F – C6 – F – Edim – F – Bb – Am7 – Bb – F – C/G – Dm – Bb6 – C – F – C/E – F – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bb – F – C/G – Bb – C – F – C/G – Gm – F – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Bbaug – F – C – F – C7 – F – Gm7 – F/A – …
