Chords of: Kill Or Be Killed by: Muse. (A, D, B, F#) 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.
“Kill Or Be Killed” by Muse is in D Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, B, F#.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → B → D7 → Amaj7 → B → D7 → Amaj7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:48 | 17% |
| D | 0:37 | 13% |
| Gm | 0:15 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| G | 0:13 | 4% |
| F# | 0:13 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 4% |
B7 – Cmaj7 – B – C – B – C – B – C – B – Cmaj7 – B – Cmaj7 – D6 – Amaj7 – B – Cm – B – Cm – D7 – Amaj7 – B – Cm – B – Cm – D7 – Amaj7 – B – C#7/E# – C#m7b5/B – B – C#7/E# – C#m7b5/B – B6 – Am6 – B – C#7/E# – Em – B – C#7/E# – G6 – B – Abmaj7 – B6 – Em7 – D6 – F# – Em – G – …
