Chords of: Dance The Night Away by: The Mavericks. (E, B7, B, B7/D#) 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.
“Dance The Night Away” by The Mavericks is in E Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 201 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B7, B, B7/D#.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em7 → G → E → B7 → E → B7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:51 | 40% |
| B7 | 0:36 | 13% |
| B | 0:34 | 12% |
| Ebm7b5 | 0:24 | 9% |
| B7/D# | 0:15 | 5% |
| E6 | 0:12 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| G | 0:05 | 2% |
G – Em – Bm – G – C – D7 – G6 – D7 – Am – D7 – C – D7 – Em7 – C – G – E – B7 – E – B7 – E – B – E – B – Ebm7b5 – E – B – F#m6 – E6 – B – E – B – Ebm7b5 – Emaj7 – B – E – Ebm7b5 – E – Bmaj7 – E – B – Ebm7b5 – E – B7/D# – E – Ebm7b5 – E – B7/D# – E – …
