Chords of: Scar Tissue by: Red Hot Chili Peppers. (Dm, F, Dm7, D) 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.
“Scar Tissue” by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in D Minor and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, F, Dm7, D.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm → F → Dm → F → D → F → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 1:06 | 31% |
| F | 0:47 | 22% |
| C | 0:20 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| D | 0:20 | 9% |
| Am | 0:07 | 3% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Caug | 0:04 | 2% |
F – Am – Dm – Caug – F – G7/B – Am – Dm – G/A – F – Aaug – C – Dm – Cmaj7 – F – G/D – D – C – F – C – D – Dm7 – C – F – C – D – Dm7 – C – F – Aaug – Caug – Dm – Caug – Faug – C6 – Dm – F – D – Dm7 – C – F – D – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – C – Dm – …
