Chords of: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by: Metallica. (D#m, D#, C#, B) 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.
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” by Metallica is in B Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D#m, D#, C#, B.
D#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 7:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D# → D#m → F# → C# → F# → D#m → F# → D#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D#m | 3:13 | 41% |
| D# | 1:12 | 15% |
| C# | 0:50 | 11% |
| B | 0:35 | 8% |
| F# | 0:32 | 7% |
| G# | 0:20 | 4% |
| E | 0:19 | 4% |
| A#m | 0:17 | 4% |
D# – D#m – B – C# – G# – F# – D#m – B – C# – G# – F# – D#m – B – C# – F# – D#m – B – C# – D#m – B – C# – F# – D#m – B – D#m – Bmaj7 – C# – G# – D#m – F# – D#m – C# – F# – D#m – B – C# – G# – D#m – G# – F# – D#m – A#m – D#m – A#m – D#m – A#m – D#m – A#m – …
