Chords of: Comfortably Numb (Live) (feat. David Bowie) by: David Bowie, David Gilmour. (C#7, Bm, A, G) 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.
“Comfortably Numb (Live) (feat. David Bowie)” by David Bowie, David Gilmour is in B Minor and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 175 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, Bm, A, G.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 9:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → A → Gmaj7 → Em7 → Bm → A → Gmaj7 → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 2:42 | 28% |
| A | 1:42 | 18% |
| G | 1:04 | 11% |
| D | 0:53 | 9% |
| C | 0:42 | 7% |
| E/B | 0:39 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:21 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:19 | 3% |
Bm – A – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – E7 – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – E7 – Bm – D – A – D – A – Bm7 – C – G – C – G – D – A – D – A – Bm7 – C – G – C – G – A – Bm7 – C – G – D – A – G/A – D – A – Bm7 – C – G6 – G – C – G – A – G/B – …
