Chords of: Perfect Day by: Lou Reed. (Bb, Eb, F, Dm) 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.
“Perfect Day” by Lou Reed is in Eb Major and runs at about 145 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, F, Dm.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bbm → F → Bbm → Eb → Ab → C#maj7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:34 | 16% |
| F | 0:32 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:26 | 12% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bbm | 0:14 | 6% |
| F# | 0:10 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:09 | 4% |
F – Gm7 – Am – Bbm – F – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – F# – F#6 – F – Bb – Bbm – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – F# – F#6 – F – Bb – Eb – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb – F – Gm – F – Eb – Fmaj7 – Gm – F – Eb – Cm6 – Bbm – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ab – C# – Bb/F – F# – Ebm7 – F – Bbm – …
