Chords of: The Piper’s Call by: David Gilmour. (G7, F, G, F6) 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.
“The Piper’s Call” by David Gilmour is in F Major and runs at about 168 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, F, G, F6.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 5:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → G6 → G7 → Fmaj7 → G → Fmaj7 → G7/B → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:51 | 17% |
| G | 0:42 | 14% |
| F6 | 0:42 | 13% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:22 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:22 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:20 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:14 | 5% |
Cmaj7 – G6 – G7 – Fmaj7 – G – F6 – Fmaj7 – G7/B – C – G6 – G7 – Em6 – F6 – G/F – Fmaj7 – G6 – C/G – G – Cm – F – Cm – D7 – F – G7/B – F6 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – G – Cm – F – Cm – F6 – D – D7 – Gm – F – Eb – Cm6 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – F – Eb – Eb6 – F/Eb – Eb – F/Eb – B – …
