Chords of: Don't Bring Me Down (Official Video) by: Electric Light Orchestra. (A/B, A, D, C) 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.
“Don't Bring Me Down (Official Video)” by Electric Light Orchestra is in C Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/B, A, D, C.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 52% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → D → A → C → A → D → A → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2:02 | 52% |
| D | 0:36 | 15% |
| C | 0:19 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 8% |
| E | 0:11 | 5% |
| G | 0:07 | 3% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:06 | 2% |
| F#m7 | 0:05 | 2% |
E – D7 – C – A – C6 – D – C6 – A – C – G – D/E – A – D – C6 – A – D – C6 – A – C – G – D – F#m7b5 – F#m – A – Bm – F#m – A – F#m – A – E – D7 – A – C6 – D – C6 – A – C – G – D – C6 – A – D – G/D – D7 – A – C – G – D – …
