CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sad Little Bowler, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sad Little Bowler by: Keisuke Kuwata. (A7, A, D, E) 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.

About the chords of “Sad Little Bowler”

“Sad Little Bowler” by Keisuke Kuwata is in D Major and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, A, D, E.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m → F#m → Bm7 → E → A → C#m7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:3436%
D0:3212%
E0:2911%
Bm70:176%
C#m0:156%
F#m70:114%
G0:094%
Fmaj70:083%

Chord progression, in order

Amaj7 – Fmaj7 – G – A – F – Gmaj7 – A – F – A – G – A – Fmaj7 – G – A – C#m – F#m – Bm7 – E – A – C#m7 – F#m – Bm7 – E – Dm6 – Dm – A6 – D – E – A – D – E – A – D – A – D – G – E – A – C#m – F#m7 – Bm7 – A – Amaj7 – A – C#m – F#m7 – Bm7 – D/A – …