Chords of: Election Week Cold Open - SNL by: Saturday Night Live. (A7, D, G, Bm) 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.
“Election Week Cold Open - SNL” by Saturday Night Live is in D Major and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, D, G, Bm.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D6 → B7 → Gaug → D → Bm → A → F#7/A#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:30 | 17% |
| A | 0:24 | 13% |
| D | 0:24 | 13% |
| Bm | 0:20 | 11% |
| Bm7 | 0:19 | 11% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Em | 0:07 | 4% |
| B | 0:07 | 4% |
D – D6 – C#7 – B – Bm7 – C#7 – D – Ebm7b5/Db – B – Bm – D6 – B – Bm7b5 – D6 – B7 – Gaug – A – D – G – A – D – Gm7 – Gaug – A – Bm – G – Em – A – F#7/A# – Bm – A/B – G – Bm – Bm7 – G – D – A – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – B – D6 – B – Gaug – A – D – G – …
