CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Manic Monday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Manic Monday by: Prince. (D, G6, Dmaj7, Gmaj7) 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 “Manic Monday”

“Manic Monday” by Prince is in D Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G6, Dmaj7, Gmaj7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → D → C#dim → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:0338%
G60:3923%
Dmaj70:117%
Gmaj70:106%
C#dim0:064%
Bm70:063%
A70:053%
E60:042%

Chord progression, in order

D – G6 – C#dim – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – G6 – C#dim – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – G/D – G6 – D – G6 – D – Gm6 – D – G6 – D – Gmaj7 – D – G6 – D – G6 – A7/C# – D – A6 – D – G6 – D – G6 – D – G6 – D – G6 – D – Em7 – D – G6 – D – G6 – C#dim – Dmaj7 – G6 – D – G6 – C#dim – …