Chords of: 50 Tons by: MC Du Black. (F#m7, C#m, F#m, F#7) 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.
“50 Tons” by MC Du Black is in Db Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, C#m, F#m, F#7.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → C#m → F#m → C#m → F#m → E → F#7 → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:47 | 24% |
| Abm7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| F#7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Abm | 0:16 | 8% |
| C#m7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:14 | 7% |
| E | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#/G# | 0:09 | 5% |
C#m7 – C#m – F# – C#7 – E – Abm7 – E – F#m – E – C#7 – Abm7 – C#m – F# – C#m7 – E/G# – Abm7 – F#m – E – C#/G# – Abm7 – E – C#m – F#7 – C#m7 – Abm – E/G# – F#7 – E – Abm7 – F#7 – Abm7 – C# – Abm7 – F#7 – C#m – Abm – C#m – Ab7 – F#m7 – Eb7/G – Abm – F#/G# – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – Ab7 – F#7 – Eb7/G – …
