CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ruin My Life, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Ruin My Life”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:1740%
Bbm70:2312%
Ab0:2211%
C#maj70:137%
F#maj70:126%
F#0:105%
F#60:094%
Bbm0:063%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …