Chords of: Paper Tiger by: Arch Enemy. (Cm, Fm7, F7, 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.
“Paper Tiger” by Arch Enemy is in C Minor and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Fm7, F7, F.
F7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Fm7 → F7 → Fm7 → F7 → Abmaj7 → F7 → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F7 | 0:49 | 21% |
| Fm7 | 0:49 | 21% |
| F | 0:38 | 17% |
| C# | 0:13 | 6% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 4% |
| C#maj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:06 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
F – Eb – Ab6 – F – Eb6 – Ab6 – Eb – F – Fm7 – Bb/C – F7 – Bb – F – C# – F7 – Bb6 – Fm7 – Bb/C – Fm7 – Bb/C – F – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm7 – F7 – C# – Eb6 – Fm7 – Faug – Gm7 – Cm – G7 – C# – Abmaj7 – F7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Bb/F – F – Fm7 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Bb/F – Fm7 – Bb/C – C#6 – Eb – Fm7 – …
