Chords of: Material Girl by: Madonna. (C, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, G) 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.
“Material Girl” by Madonna is in C Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 151 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Cm7 → C → C6 → Bbmaj7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:58 | 21% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:44 | 16% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:40 | 14% |
| Am7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| G | 0:22 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| F | 0:12 | 4% |
Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gaug – C7 – F/G – Cmaj7 – C7 – Fmaj7 – Cm7 – F/G – Cmaj7 – Bb6 – F/G – C – F – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – F/C – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – G7 – F/G – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C – Dm7 – G7 – F – Cmaj7 – F – G – Am7 – F – G6 – F – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – C7 – F/G – C7 – F/G – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – …
