CHORD LIBRARY

Play along We’ll Meet again (1943), chord by chord.

Chords of: We’ll Meet again (1943) by: Vera Lynn. (Abm, E, A, Bbm7b5) 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 “We’ll Meet again (1943)”

“We’ll Meet again (1943)” by Vera Lynn is in E Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 76 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, E, A, Bbm7b5.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 1:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Bbm7b5 → Ebm7b5/Db → E → A → F# → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:1718%
Ab0:089%
Bbm7b50:078%
A0:078%
F#0:067%
Abm0:055%
B0:055%
C#0:044%

Chord progression, in order

E – Bbdim – E6 – Ab – Bbm7b5/Ab – Cdim – Bbm7b5 – Ebm7b5/Db – E – Ab – Abm – Cdim – C# – C – C# – A – Amaj7 – Ebm – E – Ebm – C7/E – F# – B – A – Ebdim – E – Ab – Abm – Cmaj7 – C# – C – A – C#m – F# – E – Bbm7b5 – Ebm7b5 – Abm – E – F#m7b5/E – E – Gmaj7 – Abm7 – Caug – Ab7 – Abaug – Amaj7 – F#m – …