Chords of: The Passenger by: Iggy Pop. (F, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, C6) 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 Passenger” by Iggy Pop is in F Major and runs at about 68 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 251 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, C6.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → C → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7 → C → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:09 | 25% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:51 | 18% |
| F | 0:29 | 10% |
| A | 0:29 | 10% |
| C | 0:25 | 9% |
| Am | 0:14 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| E | 0:08 | 3% |
Am – F – C – G – Am – F – C – E – A7 – F – C – G – A – F/G – C – E – A – F – C – Em7 – A – F/G – Cmaj7 – A – F7 – Cmaj7 – A – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A – Fmaj7 – Cm – Emaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – F/G – C – Emaj7 – Am – F – Cmaj7 – Am – F – …
