Chords of: In the Air Tonight by: Phil Collins. (Dm, C/D, Bb/D, Dm7) 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.
“In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins is in D Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, C/D, Bb/D, Dm7.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → C#maj7 → E7/G# → D7 → Ddim → Dm → C/D → Bb/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 1:29 | 30% |
| C/D | 1:07 | 23% |
| Bb/D | 0:33 | 11% |
| Dm7 | 0:28 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Am | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bb7/D | 0:08 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:08 | 3% |
Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – E7/G# – D7 – Ddim – Dm – C/D – Bb/D – C/D – Dm – C/D – Gm – Bb/D – C/D – Dm – C/D – Bb – G/D – C/D – Dm – C/D – Bb/D – Em7b5/D – Dm – C/D – Am – Gm – Bb/D – Dm7 – Dm – C/D – Am – Dm7 – Bb/D – Dm7 – Dm – C/D – Bb/D – Gm – C/D – Dm – C/D – Gm – C/D – Dm – C/D – Em7b5/D – Bb7/D – …
