Chords of: Smooth Criminal by: Poundz. (Baug, Bmaj7, B7, Dm6) 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.
“Smooth Criminal” by Poundz is in C Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Baug, Bmaj7, B7, Dm6.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm6 → Ebaug → Dm6 → C#7 → Bbm6 → C#7 → B → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 1:05 | 33% |
| B7 | 0:37 | 19% |
| Dm6 | 0:16 | 8% |
| C#7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| G | 0:11 | 6% |
| C | 0:10 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Dm6 – Ebaug – Dm6 – C#7 – Bbm6 – C#7 – B – C – B/F# – C – Bm – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C – B/F# – C – Bmaj7 – C – Bmaj7 – Cm – B7 – G – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – B7 – Dm7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – C – Gmaj7 – B7 – Em – Bmaj7 – B7 – Baug – B6 – Fm – B7 – G – G6 – Bmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – B7 – …
