Chords of: Pardon My French by: Benny Banks. (Dm7b5/C, Dm, Bbmaj7, Bb) 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.
“Pardon My French” by Benny Banks is in D Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5/C, Dm, Bbmaj7, Bb.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → C6 → F/C → Bbmaj7 → Bb → Bbmaj7 → Bb6 → Dm. 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 — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:38 | 20% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:37 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:22 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Bb6 | 0:12 | 7% |
| F/C | 0:12 | 6% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:10 | 5% |
| C | 0:06 | 3% |
Dm – Dm7 – C6 – F/C – Bbmaj7 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Dm – C6 – F/C – Caug – G7/B – Bbmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Bb – C/Bb – Bb/C – Dm – C – Dm7b5/C – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – F#7/A# – Dm – C – Cm6 – C7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbaug – C7 – D/C – Dm – Dmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Fm7b5/Eb – C6 – Dm7b5/C – Bbmaj7 – Bb – Dm – Ddim – F/C – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – F/C – Dm – Dmaj7 – …
