Chords of: Before He Cheats (Official Video) by: Carrie Underwood. (C#, F#m, D, D6) 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.
“Before He Cheats (Official Video)” by Carrie Underwood is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#m, D, D6.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → E → Dmaj7 → C# → F#m → E → D6 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:40 | 21% |
| D | 0:36 | 19% |
| C# | 0:24 | 13% |
| D6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| E | 0:12 | 6% |
| C#7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| E6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| B | 0:08 | 4% |
F# – E6 – A – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – E – A – Dmaj7 – C# – F#m – E – D6 – C#aug – F# – B/F# – F#m7 – Em – D6 – C#7 – A/C# – F# – B/F# – F#m7 – E – D6 – C#7 – C#aug – B – C# – D – F#m – D – F#m7 – D – F#m – C# – F#/G# – D – F#m – D – F#m – D6 – C# – F#maj7 – E – A – D – …
