Chords of: Dancing in the Moonlight by: Toploader. (Cm, Bb, Cm7, Fm7) 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.
“Dancing in the Moonlight” by Toploader is in C Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Bb, Cm7, Fm7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bb → Cm7 → Fm → Bb → F7 → Bbmaj7 → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:46 | 20% |
| Cm7 | 0:34 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:29 | 13% |
| Fm7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| Bb/D | 0:13 | 6% |
| F7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Fm – Bb – Eb – Bb6 – Cm7 – Fm – Bb – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Cm7b5/Bb – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb – F7 – Bb – Dm7 – Eb – Bb/D – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb – Eb – Bb/D – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Eb6 – F7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bb/D – Cm – Eb6 – Fm – Eb/F – Bb – Eb – Bb/D – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb – …
