Chords of: Tears Of The Dragon by: Bruce Dickinson. (D, Am, Em, C) 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.
“Tears Of The Dragon” by Bruce Dickinson is in C Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 198 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Am, Em, C.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 6:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Cmaj7 → Am → C → Am7 → C → A7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:09 | 17% |
| C | 1:04 | 16% |
| Em | 1:02 | 15% |
| G | 0:56 | 14% |
| D | 0:53 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:41 | 10% |
| Dm | 0:15 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 2% |
Am – A6 – Cmaj7 – Am – C – Am – B/A – Am7 – C – Am – B7/D# – A7 – C – Am – C – Am – C – Am – Em – Gmaj7 – D – Am6 – Am – Em – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Am7 – A6 – C – A7 – Am – C – …
