Chords of: We Didn’t Start The Fire by: Fall Out Boy. (D, G, C, Em7) 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.
“We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Fall Out Boy is in C Major and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, C, Em7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → Em7 → C6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:45 | 23% |
| G | 0:29 | 15% |
| C6 | 0:20 | 10% |
| C | 0:19 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| A/E | 0:10 | 5% |
| Em | 0:09 | 5% |
| G/D | 0:07 | 4% |
D – Em7b5/D – G – D – G – D – G/D – Em7 – C6 – D – G/D – G/B – C6 – G – D – A/E – C – G – D – A/E – C – D – G/A – Em7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – Em7b5/D – A/E – Edim – Cmaj7 – Gaug – G/D – Em – C – D – G/A – Em7 – C6 – D – D6 – G/B – C6 – G – D – A/E – C – G – D – …
