Chords of: Right Here Waiting by: Richard Marx. (C, Am, G, 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.
“Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marx is in C Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am, G, Dm7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Dm7 → C/E → F → C → G → Am → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:57 | 22% |
| Am | 0:39 | 15% |
| G | 0:31 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 5% |
Dm7 – C – Dm7 – C/E – F – Fdim – F – C – G – Am – F6 – G – C – F6 – G – G6 – Am – Fmaj7 – G – C/G – Am – A – Am – C – Em7 – F6 – C/E – Dm7 – Fdim – C/G – G – C – F6 – C – D7 – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – G/B – A – Am – Dm7 – Bm7 – A – Am – Dm7 – F/G – C – F6 – …
