Chords of: Band On The Run by: Paul McCartney. (C/G, C, Dmaj7, Fmaj7) 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.
“Band On The Run” by Paul McCartney is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/G, C, Dmaj7, Fmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 5:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Dmaj7 → Em → G6 → Dmaj7 → Em → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:08 | 21% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:38 | 12% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:34 | 11% |
| G6 | 0:18 | 6% |
| D | 0:17 | 5% |
| F | 0:15 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Em | 0:12 | 4% |
Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Em – G6 – A7 – Dmaj7 – Em – G – A7 – D – Gm – Am7 – D – D/F# – Gm6 – A7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – G/A – Dmaj7 – G6 – A7 – Dmaj7 – Gm – Dmaj7 – Gm – Dmaj7 – Gm – Am7 – E – Am – D – Am7 – B/A – A – D – C – Am6 – A – Em – A – C6 – Bm – Em7 – A – C6 – Bm – C – …
