Chords of: The Foggy Dew by: The Chieftains. (Bmaj7, Bm, B, Bm7) 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.
“The Foggy Dew” by The Chieftains is in B Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Bm, B, Bm7.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 5:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bm → B → Bm → B → E/B → B7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 1:20 | 26% |
| B | 1:09 | 22% |
| Bm7 | 0:51 | 16% |
| D | 0:24 | 8% |
| Em | 0:20 | 7% |
| B7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| A | 0:12 | 4% |
| E/B | 0:07 | 2% |
B – Bm – B – B7 – E/B – Bm – B7 – B – Bm – B – E/B – B7 – Bm – B – Bm – Bm7 – Em – Bm7 – Bm – B7 – Bm – B – B7 – A – Bm – Emaj7 – B – Bm – Em – D – Bm – Em – Bm7 – G – B – A – D – Em – D – Bm7 – Bm – Em – F#m7 – C#7/E# – Bm – Em – Bm – Bm7 – …
