Chords of: Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? by: Arctic Monkeys. (E6, Dmaj7, D6, B) 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.
“Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?” by Arctic Monkeys is in C Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, Dmaj7, D6, B.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Ebmaj7 → Cm7 → Gm → Eb6 → Ebmaj7 → Eb6 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 0:34 | 13% |
| D6 | 0:23 | 9% |
| B | 0:21 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 7% |
| B7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Daug – G – Gm – Bb7 – Eb – C – Eb6 – Daug – Ebmaj7 – Ebdim – Eb6 – D – C – C7 – G – Bb6 – Cm – G7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – C7 – Gm – Cm – Gm – G – Bb6 – G – Bb6 – Eb – Ddim – Cm6 – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – C/D – Gm – Am7b5/G – Eb – C – Gm7b5 – B – F/A – Gm7 – Ebm6 – C/G – …
