CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Light of a Clear Blue Morning, chord by chord.

Chords of: Light of a Clear Blue Morning by: Dolly Parton. (F, Bb, Dm, Eb) 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.

About the chords of “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”

“Light of a Clear Blue Morning” by Dolly Parton is in Eb Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, Dm, Eb.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F → Dm7 → Eb → Eb6 → Eb → F → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F1:3142%
Bb0:3516%
Dm0:188%
C0:136%
Eb0:115%
Dm70:105%
Gm70:063%
Bbmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – F – Dm7 – Eb – F/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – F/Eb – Eb – F – Bb – C – Cm – F – Bb – C – Dm7 – Dm – Bb – Gm7 – F – Bb – C – Dm – Bb – F/C – C6 – Dm – Bb – F – Bb – C – F – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – F/C – Dm – C/D – Bb – C7 – F – Bb/F – F – …