CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ordinary Man (feat. Elton John), chord by chord.

Chords of: Ordinary Man (feat. Elton John) by: Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne. (Fm7b5, B, A, E) 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 “Ordinary Man (feat. Elton John)”

“Ordinary Man (feat. Elton John)” by Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne is in C Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5, B, A, E.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 5:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gaug → Am7b5/G → E → Abm → C#m → B → A → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:1824%
A1:0621%
E0:4012%
F#m70:278%
C#m0:175%
Gaug0:165%
G0:155%
Em70:124%

Chord progression, in order

Eb/F – Gaug – Am7b5/G – E – Abm – C#m – B – A – F#m – B – E – B/D# – Emaj7 – C#m – B – E/B – A – F#m6 – B – E – Emaj7 – C#m – B – A – F#m6 – B – C#m – B – A – E/B – C#m – B – A – B – F#m7 – B6 – E – Em7 – A – B – F#m7 – E – Em7 – A – G – A – B – E – …