Chords of: Waiting for A Girl Like You by: Foreigner. (Bbm, Fm7, Ebm7, Ab) 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.
“Waiting for A Girl Like You” by Foreigner is in Ab Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, Fm7, Ebm7, Ab.
Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Fm7 → Bbm7 → Fm → Bbm → Fm7 → Bbm → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm | 1:00 | 21% |
| Fm7 | 0:47 | 17% |
| Ebm7 | 0:44 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:30 | 11% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:21 | 7% |
| B | 0:18 | 6% |
| C#6 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Abm | 0:10 | 4% |
Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm – Ab/Bb – Fm7 – Bbm – Ab/Bb – Bbm – C# – Ab/Bb – Bbm – Ab/Bb – Bbm – Ab/Bb – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Eb/F – F7 – C# – Ab – F#maj7 – Ab/Gb – Ab – C# – F#6 – C# – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Ebm7 – B – Ebm – C# – Ebm7 – …
