Chords of: Light My Fire (Official Vinyl Video) by: The Doors. (Ab, Bbm7, C#, Abm) 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.
“Light My Fire (Official Vinyl Video)” by The Doors is in Ab Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 384 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Bbm7, C#, Abm.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 7:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7b5/Bb → Bbm7b5 → Eb/Bb → Ab → Fm7 → Abm → Fm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 1:24 | 20% |
| Abm | 1:13 | 17% |
| Bbm | 0:53 | 12% |
| Abm7 | 0:31 | 7% |
| C# | 0:26 | 6% |
| Abm6 | 0:23 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:16 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:15 | 3% |
Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7b5 – Eb/Bb – F# – C#6 – E – A – Dmaj7 – G – Ab – Abm – Bmaj7 – Fm7 – Abm – Fm7 – Fm – Abm – Fm7 – Abm – Fm – F# – Fm – C# – F# – Ab6 – C# – Bb – F# – C# – Eb – Abm – Bmaj7 – Fm – Abm – Fm7 – Fm – Abm – Bmaj7 – Fm – Abm – Fm7 – F# – Ab6 – C# – F# – Ab6 – C# – Bb – …
