Chords of: Paranoid by: Mike Singer. (Em, C, Am7, Am) 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.
“Paranoid” by Mike Singer is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, C, Am7, Am.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 2:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → Em → Cmaj7 → A7 → Em → Cmaj7 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:53 | 34% |
| C | 0:36 | 23% |
| Am7 | 0:20 | 13% |
| Am | 0:11 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:04 | 2% |
C – Am – Em – G – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – Em – Cmaj7 – A7 – Em – C – Am7 – E – Eaug – Em – C – Cmaj7 – A7 – Em – C – Am – C – Em – G – C#maj7 – C – Am7 – Em – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – F/A – Em – C – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em – C – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Am7 – E – C/E – Em – C – …
