Chords of: The Passenger by: David Hasselhoff. (E, Cmaj7, C6, A7/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.
“The Passenger” by David Hasselhoff is in C Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 287 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Cmaj7, C6, A7/C#.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → A7/C# → Cmaj7 → C6 → E → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:01 | 22% |
| F | 0:57 | 20% |
| Am | 0:46 | 16% |
| G | 0:19 | 7% |
| C | 0:18 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:16 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| E | 0:12 | 4% |
Am – F – G – A7/C# – C/D – E – Am7 – F – C6 – G – Am7 – F – C6 – B – Am7 – F – C6 – G – Am – F – C – B – Am – F – C – Em7 – A – F – Cmaj7 – Am – F – Cmaj7 – D7 – Am – F – Cmaj7 – D7 – E – A – F – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – F – C – …
