Chords of: Wonderful Tonight (Live) by: Eric Clapton. (G, D, C, Cmaj7) 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.
“Wonderful Tonight (Live)” by Eric Clapton is in C Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 210 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, C, Cmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 5:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → D → C → D → G6 → G → D/F# → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:39 | 28% |
| C | 0:56 | 16% |
| G | 0:46 | 13% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 3% |
| C/D | 0:10 | 3% |
Em7 – D – C – D – G – G6 – D – Bm7 – C – Am7 – D – Em – D7 – G – D/F# – C6 – D – G – D – C – D – Em – F#dim – C/D – G – Cmaj7 – D – C – D – G – D/F# – Cmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – C – D – G – D6 – Em7 – A – C – D – G – D/F# – C/E – D – Em – …
