Chords of: The Pink Panther Theme by: Henry Mancini. (Cm, Em, E, 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.
“The Pink Panther Theme” by Henry Mancini is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Em, E, C.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → E/B → C → E/B → F7 → E → C7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:21 | 14% |
| E | 0:15 | 10% |
| C7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:08 | 5% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:07 | 5% |
| C | 0:06 | 4% |
| Gm6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| F7 | 0:05 | 3% |
C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – Eb – E – C#m – Ebmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – Eb – E/B – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – C#m7 – C7 – C – Dmaj7 – Eb – E/B – Cmaj7 – Em7 – F7 – Amaj7 – Eb – E – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – C#m7 – C7 – Amaj7 – Eb – Em7 – Edim – A – Em – F#m6 – Em7b5/D – F#m6 – Gm – Gm7b5 – Eb6 – Em7b5/D – Am6 – Em7b5/D – D7 – Em7b5/D – Dm7b5/C – Gm6 – …
