Chords of: Prisoner by: Lucky Dube. (B, F#, G7, F#m) 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.
“Prisoner” by Lucky Dube is in D Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, F#, G7, F#m.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 4:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → F#m → B → C#m7 → B → F# → B → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:06 | 49% |
| F# | 1:00 | 23% |
| C#m7 | 0:29 | 11% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#m6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| G7 | 0:04 | 1% |
G7 – F#m – B – F# – C#m7 – B – F# – C#m7 – B – F# – E6 – B – Abm7 – F# – E6 – B – F# – C#m7 – B – F# – C#m7 – B – F# – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – B – F# – E6 – B – Abm7 – F# – C#m – B – F# – E6 – B – F# – C#m7 – B – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#m7 – B – F# – C#m6 – B – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – …
