Chords of: Take It to the Limit (Live) by: The Eagles. (G6, E, B, 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.
“Take It to the Limit (Live)” by The Eagles is in D Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, E, B, F#.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 5:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E → B → F# → E → B → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:22 | 27% |
| B | 1:08 | 22% |
| F# | 0:56 | 18% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:08 | 3% |
| Ebm7 | 0:07 | 2% |
B – C#m7 – B/D# – E – B – F# – E – B – B/C# – Ebm7b5 – E – B – C#m7 – B – F#/C# – Ebm7b5 – E – Emaj7 – C#m7 – B – Eb7 – Ebaug – Eb7 – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – F# – F#7/A# – Ebm7 – F#/C# – B – B/C# – Ebm7 – E – B – E – Emaj7 – C#m – Ebm7 – E – F# – B6 – F# – E – B – E – B – C#m7 – …
