CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Pour some sugar on me (US version), chord by chord.

Chords of: Pour some sugar on me (US version) by: Def Leppard. (B, C#, E, C#7) 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.

About the chords of “Pour some sugar on me (US version)”

“Pour some sugar on me (US version)” by Def Leppard is in E Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, C#, E, C#7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → C#7 → C# → Eb7/G → C#6 → C#7 → C# → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:5017%
C#0:4515%
B0:3713%
C#70:3311%
C#m70:165%
C#maj70:135%
Dmaj70:134%
Amaj70:114%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm – C#7 – C#maj7 – C# – Eb7/G – C# – Eb7/G – F#/G# – C#6 – C#7 – B – C#7 – Emaj7 – C# – C#6 – C# – F#7 – C# – C#maj7 – C#6 – F# – B – F# – B – F#m – E – A6 – Emaj7 – A – B6 – E – Amaj7 – B – E – Amaj7 – B – E/B – E6 – Amaj7 – B – C#maj7 – C#7 – B – C# – C#m7 – C# – F#6 – …