Chords of: Hopeless Romantic by: BIG Naughty. (C#, C, D, 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.
“Hopeless Romantic” by BIG Naughty is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, C, D, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → D → F → C → D → Fmaj7 → D7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:54 | 23% |
| D | 0:32 | 14% |
| F | 0:29 | 12% |
| C# | 0:17 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| C/G | 0:08 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 3% |
C – D – F – C – D – Fmaj7 – C/G – D7 – C – D7 – C – D – Fmaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – C – D7 – F/G – G7 – C – Am – D – F6 – C/G – G – C – Dm – D – F6 – G – C – G – C – D – F – C/G – G7 – C – D7 – F – Dm7 – C/G – G7 – C – D – Bm – F – C – …
