Chords of: Killing In the Name by: Rage Against the Machine. (A, D, D7, Dm7) 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.
“Killing In the Name” by Rage Against the Machine is in D Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 248 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, D7, Dm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 5:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D7 → D → D7 → D → Dm7 → D7 → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:46 | 34% |
| D7 | 1:25 | 27% |
| Dm7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| C | 0:11 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 3% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Daug | 0:08 | 3% |
| F | 0:06 | 2% |
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