Chords of: Two Pairs of Hands by: Mark Knopfler. (Em, Em7, E7, B7) 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.
“Two Pairs of Hands” by Mark Knopfler is in E Minor and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Em7, E7, B7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 70% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Em → B → Em → E7 → Em → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 2:43 | 70% |
| Em7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| C | 0:11 | 5% |
| G | 0:10 | 4% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:08 | 4% |
| E | 0:06 | 3% |
| E7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Em – Em7 – E – Em – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B – Em – C – G – B – Em – C – G – B – Em – Bm7 – Em – C – G – B7 – Em – E7 – A – Em – C – G – B7 – Em – C – Gmaj7 – B – Em – E – C – G – B7 – Em – A6 – Em – C – G – B – Em – Em7 – A/E – Em – C – …
