Chords of: It's For the Kids by: Anthrax. (Eb6, F#m7, F#maj7, F#) 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.
“It's For the Kids” by Anthrax is in Db Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 37 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, F#m7, F#maj7, F#.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 60% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → F# → F#m7 → F# → F#m7 → F# → F#7 → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 2:31 | 60% |
| F#maj7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| F# | 0:21 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:17 | 7% |
| F#7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| D/F# | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#dim | 0:05 | 2% |
| Eb6 | 0:03 | 1% |
F# – F#m7 – F#m7b5/E – F# – F#m7 – F# – F#m7 – F#7 – E/F# – F# – F#7 – F#m7b5 – F#maj7 – G7 – F#maj7 – C7 – Eb7/G – Fmaj7 – F#maj7 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – F#m7 – F#7 – F#m – D/F# – F#m7 – F#m – D/F# – F#m – D/F# – F#m7 – B/F# – F#dim – Eb6
