Chords of: Playing God by: Polyphia. (Bm7, B7, Cmaj7, Bm) 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.
“Playing God” by Polyphia is in C Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, B7, Cmaj7, Bm.
B7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Cmaj7 → B7 → B7/D# → Em → B7 → Cmaj7 → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:24 | 12% |
| Em | 0:18 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:17 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Baug | 0:11 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Em – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Em – F#m7b5 – G – Cmaj7 – Baug – B7/D# – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – B7 – B – Cmaj7 – Baug – B7 – E – D – C7 – B7 – F#m7b5 – Baug – Cm7b5 – C6 – D – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – C6 – B7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – Baug – B7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – Eb – Em – Cmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – …
