Chords of: Dance With My Father by: Luther Vandross. (C, Eb, Bb, F) 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.
“Dance With My Father” by Luther Vandross is in Eb Major and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Eb, Bb, F.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bbmaj7 → Gm → Eb → Bb → F → Eb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:47 | 19% |
| Bb | 0:42 | 17% |
| F | 0:41 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:20 | 8% |
| F/A | 0:12 | 5% |
| C | 0:12 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – F – Bb – F/A – Eb – F – Bb – Eb – Ebm – Ebm6 – Bb – C7/E – Bbm – F – Bb – F/A – Gm – Eb – Cm – Gm – Eb – Eb/F – F7 – Dm – F/C – Bb – F/A – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Eb/F – Faug – Gm7 – F6 – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – F – …
