Chords of: Play the Fool by: Penthouse. (C#m, A#m, Dm, Fm) 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.
“Play the Fool” by Penthouse is in D Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 62 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, A#m, Dm, Fm.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A#m7 → A#m → B → A#m → Fm → A#m → Fm → A#m/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:39 | 22% |
| A#m | 0:27 | 15% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 10% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 6% |
| B | 0:09 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| G# | 0:08 | 4% |
| C | 0:08 | 4% |
A#m7 – F#maj7 – Faug – A#m – B – A#m – Fm – D# – Fm7 – A#m – Cm7 – Fm – F# – A#m/F – Cm7 – F – C – F# – Fm7 – D#m7 – G# – C# – A – C#m – Amaj7 – C#m – F#m7 – B – C#m – F#m7 – A#m – Cm – Fm – A#m – Cm – Fm – A#m/F – F#maj7 – F#m – Faug – A#m/F – D#m7 – G# – C#m – Amaj7 – F#m7 – G#m – C#m – …
