CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Monster Mash, chord by chord.

Chords of: Monster Mash by: Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt Kickers. (C, G, Em, Dmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Monster Mash”

“Monster Mash” by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt Kickers is in C Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Em, Dmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gaug → Abmaj7 → G6 → E6 → Amaj7 → G/A → Gmaj7 → C#m7b5/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:2313%
Em0:2011%
Dmaj70:179%
G60:158%
C0:137%
Cmaj70:137%
Gmaj70:127%
Abmaj70:095%

Chord progression, in order

Gaug – Abmaj7 – G6 – F#7/A# – E6 – Amaj7 – G/A – Gmaj7 – Em – Baug – C#m7b5/B – C – D7 – Dmaj7 – C/G – G – E6 – Em – Amaj7 – C/E – G/A – A7 – D7 – C#maj7 – G – Abm7b5/Gb – Gm – Em – Abm – Cmaj7 – D7 – Abm7b5 – C – Dmaj7 – Abmaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – G – Em – G/A – Am7 – D – Gm – E7/G# – Gmaj7 – Emaj7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – …