Chords of: Paradise By the Dashboard Light by: Meat Loaf. (F, D, G, A) 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.
“Paradise By the Dashboard Light” by Meat Loaf is in F Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 266 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, D, G, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 8:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → D6 → G6 → D6 → G6 → F#7 → D6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:31 | 18% |
| G | 1:05 | 13% |
| A | 0:53 | 11% |
| C | 0:46 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:42 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:26 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:23 | 5% |
| F | 0:22 | 4% |
G7/B – D6 – G6 – D6 – G6 – F#7 – G6 – D6 – Bbmaj7 – F – C7 – D – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – D – G/D – D – G/D – D – G – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F – A – G – A – D – A – G – D – Bm – G – Em – D – Gmaj7 – A – D – A/B – G – F#m6 – Em7 – D – Gmaj7 – A – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – …
