CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Moeders van Bethlehem, chord by chord.

Chords of: Moeders van Bethlehem by: Sela. (F#/G#, C#m, Bm, F#) 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.

About the chords of “Moeders van Bethlehem”

“Moeders van Bethlehem” by Sela is in B Minor and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#/G#, C#m, Bm, F#.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 8% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbaug → F#m → E → Em → F# → Bm → F#7/A# → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:218%
C#m0:208%
Bm0:208%
F#0:197%
G0:176%
E0:135%
C#0:135%
Ab0:125%

Chord progression, in order

B – Bm – E/B – Bm – Bbaug – F#m – D – F#m – Ab – E – G – Dmaj7 – Bm – F# – F#m – D – Em – F# – Bm – F#7/A# – A6 – E – G – F#m – D – E – Dmaj7 – G6 – F# – Bm – Bbaug – F#7/A# – A6 – D – E7/G# – E – G – F#m – D – E/F# – Em – F# – Bm – F# – F#m – F#m6 – E – G – …