CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Kisses in the Moonlight, chord by chord.

Chords of: Kisses in the Moonlight by: George Benson. (C#/B, F#, Bbmaj7, Fmaj7) 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 “Kisses in the Moonlight”

“Kisses in the Moonlight” by George Benson is in Db Major and runs at about 176 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 56 different chords across 192 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/B, F#, Bbmaj7, Fmaj7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 7% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bbmaj7 → Eb6 → C → F6 → Fmaj7 → C/D → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:187%
F0:166%
Dm70:156%
Bbmaj70:156%
Fmaj70:145%
C0:145%
Am70:145%
C#/B0:135%

Chord progression, in order

Gm7b5/F – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – F – C – Bb/C – F6 – Fmaj7 – C/E – Dm7 – C/D – Dm7 – C – Bbm6 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – F/Eb – Eb – Dm7b5/C – C6 – F – C – Dm7 – C/D – Dm7 – Cm – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm – F/Eb – Eb – Cm – Bb/C – Bm7b5 – C/Bb – F6 – C/Bb – F – C/Bb – …