CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Leave a Light On, chord by chord.

Chords of: Leave a Light On by: Tom Walker. (F, C, Dm, Bb6) 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 “Leave a Light On”

“Leave a Light On” by Tom Walker is in D Minor and runs at about 69 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Dm, Bb6.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → Bb → F → C → Dm7 → F → Cmaj7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:4927%
C0:3921%
Dm0:3217%
Bb60:1910%
Bb0:158%
Dm70:074%
Bbmaj70:074%
Cmaj70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – Dm – Dm7 – Bb – F – Bbmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – G/D – Dm – Bb6 – F – C – Dm – Bb – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Dm – Bb – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – D – C – Dm – Bb – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – F – C – D – D7 – Dm – Bb/F – F – Bbmaj7 – F – C – G/D – Dm – Bb6 – …