Chords of: Ruin My Life by: Deryck Whibley, Simple Plan. (F#maj7, C#, C#maj7, Bbm7) 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.
“Ruin My Life” by Deryck Whibley, Simple Plan is in Db Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, C#, C#maj7, Bbm7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bbm7 → C# → F#m → C#/G# → C# → Bbm7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:17 | 40% |
| Bbm7 | 0:23 | 12% |
| Ab | 0:22 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| F# | 0:10 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:06 | 3% |
F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – Bbm7 – F#6 – C# – Bbm7 – F#m – C#/G# – Bbm7 – F#6 – C# – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F#m – C# – Ab6 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F#6 – C# – Abm – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – …
