Chords of: Avalon by: Roxy Music. (C, F, G, Bb) 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.
“Avalon” by Roxy Music is in F Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G, Bb.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Bm7b5 → G → F → Bb → F → C → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:06 | 26% |
| F | 0:49 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:40 | 16% |
| G | 0:35 | 14% |
| C6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| C# | 0:10 | 4% |
| F/C | 0:08 | 3% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:06 | 3% |
Dm – F – Dm – G – Bm7b5 – D7 – C/E – G – F – C – Bb – C – F – Bb – C – Bb – Dm7b5/C – F – Bb – C – Dm7b5 – Bb – C – F – C – Bb – C – Eb – C# – F/C – C – Bb – C# – F/C – G – F – Bb – C6 – Bb – C – F – Bbmaj7 – C – Bb – C – F – C6 – Bb – …
