Chords of: Layla (Live) by: Eric Clapton. (Cm7, Dm7, D, D7) 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 (Live)” by Eric Clapton is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 59 different chords across 287 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Dm7, D, D7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 6:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → D → D7 → D6 → Bm7 → D6 → D → Dm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:05 | 17% |
| D | 1:01 | 16% |
| C | 0:42 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:39 | 10% |
| D7 | 0:28 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:09 | 2% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 2% |
A/E – Em – D/E – C – D/E – Dm6 – C/D – G/D – Dm7 – A – D – D7 – D6 – D7 – Bm7 – D7 – D6 – D7 – D – Dm7 – D – B – C – Bm7 – D – Dm6 – D – D7 – D – Bb – Dm7b5/C – Em7 – D – Bb – G – D – Bb – C – Dm7 – Bb – Dm7 – D – Bbmaj7 – F/C – Am – Dm7 – Bb – C – …
