Chords of: The Spoils [blank] by: Massive Attack. (Dmaj7, C#m, F#m, A) 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 Spoils [blank]” by Massive Attack is in A Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, C#m, F#m, A.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C#m → A → F#m → C#m → A → F#m → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:06 | 19% |
| F#m | 1:04 | 19% |
| A | 0:48 | 14% |
| E | 0:25 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:22 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:12 | 3% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 3% |
E – C#m – F#7 – C#m – E – A – F#m – C#m – E – A – F#m – C#m – Abm7 – C#m7 – A – F#m – B/F# – C#m – A – B – B7 – C#m7 – C#m – F#m – Abm – C# – Ab/Eb – C#m – E – F#m7 – Abm7 – F#m – B6 – C#m – E6 – A/E – F#m – A – F#m7 – F#m – C#m – Abm – C#m – E6 – A – F#m – C#m – E – …
