CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Paul Is Dead, chord by chord.

Chords of: Paul Is Dead by: Scooter, Timmy Trumpet. (F#m, D, Dmaj7, F#7) 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.

About the chords of “Paul Is Dead”

“Paul Is Dead” by Scooter, Timmy Trumpet is in D Major and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, D, Dmaj7, F#7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → F# → D → F#m → D → F#m → D → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:5230%
D0:3219%
Dmaj70:148%
F#70:127%
E60:127%
E0:106%
F#m70:106%
D60:106%

Chord progression, in order

C#dim – Fdim – F# – E – D – E – F# – E – D – E – F#m – A/E – D – A/E – F#m – A/E – D – D6 – E – F#m – E6 – D – D6 – E – F#m – E6 – D – D6 – A/E – F#m – E6 – D – E6 – F#m – E6 – D – D6 – A/E – F#m – F#m7 – E6 – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – E6 – D – E – F#7 – …