Chords of: The Dirt (Est. 1981) by: Mötley Crüe. (Eb, Ebm7, Ab, Ebmaj7) 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.
“The Dirt (Est. 1981)” by Mötley Crüe is in Eb Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ebm7, Ab, Ebmaj7.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#aug → Ebmaj7 → Daug → Ebmaj7 → Ebm7 → Eb → Bmaj7 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 0:58 | 25% |
| Eb | 0:57 | 25% |
| Ab | 0:31 | 14% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| C# | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Ab6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ebm | 0:06 | 2% |
F#aug – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Daug – Ebmaj7 – Ebm7 – Eb – Bmaj7 – Ab6 – C# – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb – Ebm7 – F#m – Ebm – Eb – Bmaj7 – Ab6 – C#6 – C – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb – Ebm7 – C# – Eb7 – F#7 – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – F#/G# – Ab7 – Eb – Bmaj7 – Ab7 – Eb – …
