Chords of: The Pretender by: Foo Fighters. (A7, Am, Fmaj7, D7/F#) 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.
“The Pretender” by Foo Fighters is in A Minor and runs at about 173 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Am, Fmaj7, D7/F#.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → F#m7b5 → Fmaj7 → Am → F#m7b5 → Fmaj7 → Am → F#m7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:18 | 30% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:51 | 20% |
| D7/F# | 0:25 | 10% |
| A | 0:20 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Am – E/B – Am – F#m7b5 – Fmaj7 – Am – Em – Am – D/F# – F#m7b5 – Fmaj7 – Am – E/B – Am – D/F# – F#m7b5 – Fmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – Am – D – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – F#m7b5 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – F#m7b5 – Fmaj7 – G6 – D – Am – D – Am – Em – Am – D7/F# – Fmaj7 – Am – D7/F# – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – C/Bb – …
