Chords of: Rebel Rebel (Original Mix) [Official Audio] by: David Bowie. (D6, E, D, Emaj7) 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.
“Rebel Rebel (Original Mix) [Official Audio]” by David Bowie is in D Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 154 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, E, D, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → E → D → E → Bm7 → Emaj7 → Bm7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:57 | 45% |
| D | 1:30 | 35% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| E7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| A | 0:05 | 2% |
| Bm7 | 0:05 | 2% |
D – E – D – E – Bm7 – Emaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – B6 – D – E – D – E – D – E – D – E – D – E6 – D – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – D – E – D – E – D – E – D – Dmaj7 – E – D – E – D – Dmaj7 – E – A – D – Bm – E – D – A – E – D – E – D – E – D – …
