Chords of: Waiting On A Friend by: The Rolling Stones. (C6, C, Fmaj7, 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.
“Waiting On A Friend” by The Rolling Stones is in C Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, C, Fmaj7, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → F → C → Dm → C → F → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:25 | 32% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:27 | 10% |
| F | 0:27 | 10% |
| G | 0:26 | 10% |
| C6 | 0:23 | 9% |
| F6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| G7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Em7 – Dm – F – B – C – Dm – F – Bm – C – Dm – C – Dm – F – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – C6 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F6 – Am – F – Gmaj7 – C – G – G7 – Em7b5/D – C – G – G7 – C – Bm – Am – Em – F – G – C – G – Dm7 – C – G – G6 – G7 – Bbmaj7 – G/D – C – Em – …
