CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bite My Head Off (feat. Paul McCartney), chord by chord.

Chords of: Bite My Head Off (feat. Paul McCartney) by: Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones. (F#m7, A, E, A7) 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.

About the chords of “Bite My Head Off (feat. Paul McCartney)”

“Bite My Head Off (feat. Paul McCartney)” by Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones is in E Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, A, E, A7.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → A → E → A → B → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:1436%
E0:5225%
A70:2110%
B0:199%
E60:168%
D0:073%
Em0:063%
F#m70:042%

Chord progression, in order

E – A – E – A – Ebm – E – A – B – A – B – F#m7 – A – B – D – E – A – Ebaug – E – C#/B – A – E – C#m – E – A – E – E6 – A – B – A – B – A – B – D – E – A – G – E6 – A7 – C# – Em – E – A7 – E – A – Em6 – A – Em – E – …