Chords of: Penny by: Ricky Hsiao. (E, Dmaj7, F#m, C#m7) 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.
“Penny” by Ricky Hsiao is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Dmaj7, F#m, C#m7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5/Gb → Dmaj7 → Abm7b5/Gb → D → E/D → E → Dmaj7 → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:01 | 22% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:46 | 17% |
| F#m | 0:35 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| E/D | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 4% |
Abm7b5/Gb – E6 – Dmaj7 – Abm7b5/Gb – D – E/D – Amaj7 – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – Dmaj7 – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – Abm7b5/Gb – Amaj7 – F#m7 – E/D – A6 – E – Amaj7 – Bm – F#m – Bm – F#m – E – A – D6 – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – C#m – F#m – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – E – A – Bm – F#m – E – F# – C#7 – F#m7 – F#m – …
