Chords of: Moonlight Shadow (Official Video) by: Mike Oldfield ft. Maggie Reilly. (C#m7, B, E, 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.
“Moonlight Shadow (Official Video)” by Mike Oldfield ft. Maggie Reilly is in E Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, B, E, A.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B6 → B → C#m → A → C#m → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:26 | 40% |
| E | 0:41 | 19% |
| A | 0:32 | 15% |
| C#m | 0:29 | 13% |
| B6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| E/B | 0:04 | 2% |
E – B6 – C#m – Abm – A – B – C#m – A – B – E – B – C#m – A – B – E – B – E – B – C#m – A – B – E – B – C#m – A – B – C#m – A – B – E – B – C#m – A – B – C#m7b5 – B – E – B6 – E – B – C#m – A – B – E – B – C#m – A – B – …
