CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mayday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mayday by: Shiva. (D#, Fm, C#maj7, Fm7) 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 “Mayday”

“Mayday” by Shiva is in F Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D#, Fm, C#maj7, Fm7.

D# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Fm → D# → C# → Fm → D# → Fm → D#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D#1:2439%
Fm0:4822%
C#maj70:3315%
Fm70:188%
C#0:167%
Fm7/Eb0:104%
G#/Eb0:031%
G#0:031%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Fm – D# – C# – Fm – D# – Fm – D# – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm – D# – G#/Eb – C# – Fm – D# – G# – C#maj7 – Fm – D# – C#maj7 – Fm – D# – C#maj7 – Fm7/Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – D# – C# – Fm – D# – G#/Eb – C# – Fm7 – D# – C#maj7 – Fm – D# – Fm7/Eb – C#maj7 – Fm7 – D# – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – D# – C#maj7 – Fm – …