Chords of: Stratego by: Iron Maiden. (E, Em7, C, Em) 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.
“Stratego” by Iron Maiden is in C Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em7, C, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em7b5 → E → Em7b5 → C7 → E → Em7b5 → Cm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:15 | 26% |
| E | 0:30 | 10% |
| C | 0:28 | 10% |
| D | 0:21 | 7% |
| Em | 0:18 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Em7b5 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
E – Em7b5 – Cm7b5 – D – G/D – E – Em7b5 – C7 – Amaj7 – E – Em7b5 – Cm7b5 – D/A – G/D – E – Em7b5 – C7 – Amaj7 – Em7 – A/E – C – Em7 – F#m7 – E – A/E – C6 – Em7 – C – Em7 – A6 – C6 – E – C/E – D – E – C/E – D – A7 – E – C – G – F# – Em – C – Gm – D – B/F# – C – …
