CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bette Davis Eyes (Official Music Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: Bette Davis Eyes (Official Music Video) by: Kim Carnes. (F/G, C, F, Dm) 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 “Bette Davis Eyes (Official Music Video)”

“Bette Davis Eyes (Official Music Video)” by Kim Carnes is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F/G, C, F, Dm.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → C → F → Cmaj7 → Dm → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:0128%
F0:4520%
Bb0:4420%
Dm0:3918%
F/Eb0:063%
Bbmaj70:042%
Bb60:031%
Cmaj70:021%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Dm – C – Bb – Dm – C – Bb – Dm – C – Bb – Dm – C – F/C – Cdim – Bb – Dm – C – Cm7b5 – Bb – F – Bb – Dm – C – F – Bbmaj7 – Dm – Cmaj7 – Bb – C – Dm – Bbm – Dm – C – F – F/Eb – Dm – F – Bb – F – Dm – F – Bb6 – F – Bb – Dm – C – Bb – Dm – …