Chords of: Thunderstruck (Official Video) by: AC/DC. (Bbaug, B, A, E) 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.
“Thunderstruck (Official Video)” by AC/DC is in E Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbaug, B, A, E.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 52% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Em → B → Em → B7 → E7/G# → B7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:33 | 52% |
| E | 0:33 | 11% |
| A | 0:26 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:15 | 5% |
| B6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Em | 0:07 | 3% |
B – Em – B – Em – E – B7 – E7/G# – B7 – Em7 – B – Emaj7 – B7 – E7/G# – B6 – B – E/B – B – E/B – B – E/B – B – E – B – A – Emaj7 – A7 – B – A – E – B7 – A – Emaj7 – A – B – A – E7 – B – A – E – B – A – E – B – A6 – E7 – B – A – E – …
