Chords of: Mad World (Official Video) by: Pentatonix. (Bb6, C#, Abm, 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.
“Mad World (Official Video)” by Pentatonix is in Ab Minor and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, C#, Abm, Bb.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bb → F → Ab → Eb → Fm7 → Ab → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:39 | 17% |
| Abm | 0:38 | 17% |
| Bb | 0:26 | 11% |
| Fm | 0:17 | 7% |
| B | 0:14 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 5% |
| F# | 0:12 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 5% |
Fm – C – Ab – Bb – G – Bb – Ab – G – F – Fm – Bb/Ab – Ab – Eb – Ab/Bb – Bb – Ab/Bb – Bb6 – F – Fm7 – Abaug – Ab – Eb – Bb – Bb7 – F – Fm7 – Abaug – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Ab/Bb – C/Bb – Bb – Fm – Bb – Fm – Ab – Bb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Bb7 – C/Bb – Fm – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Abm – …
