CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Thunderstruck (Live At River Plate, December 2009), chord by chord.

Chords of: Thunderstruck (Live At River Plate, December 2009) by: AC/DC. (Bb6, Bb, Eb, Ab) 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.

About the chords of “Thunderstruck (Live At River Plate, December 2009)”

“Thunderstruck (Live At River Plate, December 2009)” by AC/DC is in Eb Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Bb, Eb, Ab.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 5:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Ebm → Bb → Ebm → Ebmaj7 → Bb7 → Bb → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb2:4151%
Eb0:3210%
Bb70:206%
Ab0:206%
Ebmaj70:186%
Ab60:144%
Bbm70:134%
Ebm0:072%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Ebm – Bb – Ebm – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Bb – Ab – Eb – C#6 – Ab – Bb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb7 – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab/Bb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Bb7 – Ab6 – Eb7 – Bb7 – Ab6 – …