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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:50 | 17% |
| C# | 0:45 | 15% |
| B | 0:37 | 13% |
| C#7 | 0:33 | 11% |
| C#m7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| C#maj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
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 – …