Chords of: As Tears Go By by: Marianne Faithfull. (Fmaj7, F, C, 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.
“As Tears Go By” by Marianne Faithfull is in C Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, F, C, G.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → D7 → F → C → D7 → G7 → C → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:42 | 27% |
| C | 0:32 | 21% |
| G | 0:24 | 15% |
| D7 | 0:20 | 13% |
| G7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| Am | 0:06 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| D | 0:03 | 2% |
C – D7 – F – G7 – G6 – C – D7 – G7 – B7 – C – D7 – F – G7 – C – D – F – G7 – Fmaj7 – G – C – Am – F – G7 – C/D – G7 – C – D7 – F – G – C – D7 – F – G – F – Am – G – C – Am – F – G – Bm7 – C – D – F – G – C – D7 – F – …
