Chords of: Painkiller by: Ruel. (C, Fmaj7, C6, Em7b5/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.
“Painkiller” by Ruel is in C Major and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Fmaj7, C6, Em7b5/D.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Caug → F → Dm → F6 → Cmaj7 → Em7b5/D → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 0:41 | 20% |
| C6 | 0:30 | 14% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:15 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| C/Bb | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bb7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:07 | 3% |
C6 – Caug – Am – D/A – F – Dm – F6 – Eaug – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Fmaj7 – E7 – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb7 – Bm6 – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Am – D – Fmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – D – C7 – Bb6 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Fmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Fm6 – Cmaj7 – D/C – C – Em7b5 – C/Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm – E7 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – C6 – Fmaj7 – C/Bb – …
