Chords of: Misirlou Twist by: Dick Dale. (Fm, F, F#maj7, Bbm) 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.
“Misirlou Twist” by Dick Dale is in Bb Minor and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F, F#maj7, Bbm.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 65% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Fmaj7 → F → F#maj7 → F → F#maj7 → F → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 2:38 | 65% |
| F#maj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Bbm | 0:16 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:06 | 2% |
| C7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
F – F#m7 – F – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – F – F#maj7 – F#m – F – F#maj7 – F – F#maj7 – F – F#maj7 – F – Bb – C7 – C# – F#7 – F – F#maj7 – F – F#maj7 – F – F#m – Bb – Cm – Ebm – F#m – F – F#m – Bb – C/Bb – Bb – F#m – F – Bb – C# – C – Bb – F# – F – Bb – C#maj7 – Bb – Ab7 – F# – F – …
