CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Kickstart My Heart, chord by chord.

Chords of: Kickstart My Heart by: Mötley Crüe. (C#maj7, C, C7, Gm7) 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 “Kickstart My Heart”

“Kickstart My Heart” by Mötley Crüe is in F Minor and runs at about 177 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, C, C7, Gm7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7b5/Db → F → D7 → Gmaj7 → G → C → Gm7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:5117%
G0:4917%
F0:3712%
Gm70:269%
C70:227%
Ebm7b5/Db0:145%
G70:114%
Gmaj70:093%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm7b5/Db – Ab – A – Bb7 – B – C7 – C# – D7 – Eb7 – E – F – B – C7 – C# – D7 – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – G – F – G – F – C – G – F – C – G – F – C – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C6 – Gm7 – G – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C6 – Am7b5/G – G7 – G – F7 – C – G – F – C7 – …