CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bat Out of Hell, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bat Out of Hell by: Meat Loaf. (F, Bb, Gm7, C) 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 “Bat Out of Hell”

“Bat Out of Hell” by Meat Loaf is in F Major and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 292 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, Gm7, C.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 8:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bb → F → C → Bb → F → Bb → 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 E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F2:0225%
Bb1:1415%
C1:0613%
Gm70:357%
Bbmaj70:276%
Eb0:204%
Fmaj70:194%
Cm0:123%

Chord progression, in order

F – C – Bb – F – C – Bb – C7 – F – Bb/F – F – Eb – F – Bb – Eb – F – Bb – Ebm – F – Bb – F – Eb6 – F – Fmaj7 – Am – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Dm – F/C – Bb – Dm7b5 – F – C – Bb/D – C – Bb/C – C – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – F – Bb – C – Dm – …