Chords of: Whiskey In The Jar by: Metallica. (F, Dm7, Fmaj7, Bb) 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.
“Whiskey In The Jar” by Metallica is in F Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Dm7, Fmaj7, Bb.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → D7 → F → Dm7 → F → D → Bbmaj7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:17 | 29% |
| Dm7 | 0:39 | 15% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:35 | 13% |
| Bb | 0:30 | 11% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:24 | 9% |
| C | 0:13 | 5% |
| D | 0:12 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:10 | 4% |
E – G6 – E – D7 – F – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – F – D – Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – D – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Dm7 – F – C – Dm7 – F – D7 – Bbmaj7 – F7 – F – Dm7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Bb – F – C – Dm7 – F – Dm7 – F – D – Bb – Fmaj7 – Dm – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Bb – F – Dm7 – Ebm7 – Fmaj7 – …
