Chords of: Under the Bridge by: Red Hot Chili Peppers. (A, Am, B, F#m) 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.
“Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in A Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, B, F#m.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → F# → D → F# → D → F# → D → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:33 | 13% |
| A | 0:33 | 13% |
| E | 0:32 | 12% |
| Am | 0:24 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:19 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 6% |
D – Ab – F# – E – Bm – D – E7 – F# – Bm – C# – D – Abdim – F# – E – Bm – D – E7 – F# – E – B – E – B – A – E – Abm – B – C#m – A6 – Em – E – B – Emaj7 – B/F# – C#m – A – E – B – E – A – Emaj7 – Em – B – C#m – B6 – A – Faug – Em – B – …
