Chic - Everybody Dance - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Cm7, Ab/C, Bb/C, Ab, F/A, Ab/Bb, Fm7, Eb … Easy key G

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Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap you hands

  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands

  Eb    Bb    Cm7
Music never lets you down
  Fm7                     Fm7
Puts a smile on your face any time, any place
  Eb    Bb    Cm7
Dancing helps relieve the pain
   Fm7                     Fm7
Soothes your mind, makes you happy again
  Eb    Bb    Cm7
Listen to those dancing feet
   Fm7                     Fm7
Close your eyes and let go
  Eb    Bb    Cm7
But it don't mean

A thing if it ain't got that swing

 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap you hands

  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands

    Eb          Bb            Cm7
Spinning all around the floor just 

like Rogers and Astaire
     Fm7        Fm7
Who found love without a care 

stepping to our favorite tune
    Eb          Bb            Cm7
The good times always end too soon
     Fm7        Fm7
Everybody's dancing lift your feet, have some fun
    Eb          Bb            Cm7
Come on everybody, get on your feet
     Fm7        Fm7
Clap your hands everybody's screaming

 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap you hands

  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands

 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap you hands

  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
  Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
  Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands

 Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap your hands
Cm7         Ab/C     Bb/C
Everybody dance, do do do
Ab         F/A        Ab/Bb
Clap your hands, clap you hands

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Chic - Everybody Dance Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Chic – Everybody Dance: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm7 and ends on Ab/Bb. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because it opens on Cm and Cm is heard 25 times against 7 for Eb. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Eb or to Cm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	7×
ii7	Fm7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C · Eb	12×
V/V	F/A	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Bbsecondary dominant	F · A · C	18×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	—
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab/C	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	18×
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	18×
IV	Ab/Bb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	18×
V	Bb/C	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	18×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	7×
vi7	Cm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G · Bb	25×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Cm7	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G · Bb	25×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	7×
iv7	Fm7	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C · Eb	12×
IV	F/A	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	F · A · C	18×
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	—
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab/C	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	18×
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	18×
VI	Ab/Bb	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	18×
VII	Bb/C	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	18×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	7×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 9 different chords appear 141 times in total; 8 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. F/A acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

Ab/C Bb/C EbIV → VIV → V CmVI → VIIVI → VII ×18
Ab/Bb Cm7 EbIV → vi7 CmVI → i7VI → i ×15
Bb Cm7 EbV → vi7deceptive cadence CmVII → i7Aeolian arrival ×7
Ab/Bb Eb EbIV → Iplagal cadence CmVI → III ×2
Fm7 Cm7 Ebii7 → vi7 Cmiv7 → i7minor plagal ×1

The move to watch is Ab/C → Bb/C, heard 18 times. From the Cm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the Eb side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over Cm7, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab/C, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bb/C, land on Bb, D, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones up
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Cm7; the ear learns where home is within a second. Cm7, Ab/C, Bb/C, Ab carry the song: vi7–IV–V–IV relative to Eb, i7–VI–VII–VI relative to Cm. F/A adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to Bb. Keep an ear on Ab/C → Bb/C (IV → V in Eb, VI → VII in Cm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. Ending on Ab/Bb, the song seals Eb as home.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

Chic - Everybody Dance Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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