Chords of: Layla (acoustic) by: Eric Clapton. (G, Dm7, Dm, Dm6) 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.
“Layla (acoustic)” by Eric Clapton is in D Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 195 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Dm7, Dm, Dm6.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D7 → Dm7 → Bb → Dm7 → C → C#m7 → Ebm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:11 | 25% |
| Bb | 0:35 | 12% |
| C | 0:32 | 11% |
| Dm | 0:15 | 5% |
| C#m7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Dm6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| G7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Dm – G7 – Am – D – Am – Bb – C – D7 – Bb – C – D – A7 – Dm7 – Bb – C – D – C6 – Dm – C – Bb – C – Dm – C6 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Bb – C – A – C – C#m7 – Ab – Ebm6 – C#m – Cmaj7 – G/D – E – A – E7 – F#m7 – B – Em – Amaj7 – F#m – B – E – A – …
