Chords of: Shot In The Dark by: AC/DC. (D, A, G, Am) 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.
“Shot In The Dark” by AC/DC is in D Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, G, Am.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → Amaj7 → A7 → A → D → G → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:04 | 35% |
| D | 0:44 | 24% |
| G | 0:27 | 14% |
| C | 0:11 | 6% |
| Am | 0:09 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| D/A | 0:04 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
Em7 – D – C#m7b5/B – Amaj7 – D6 – A7 – D – G – D – G – A – Dmaj7 – Abmaj7 – D – G – A – D/A – A – D – A – D – A – D – A – D – G – D – G – D – G – C – G – D – C# – Bm – Am – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Am – D – A – D/A – Cmaj7 – A – G – C – D – A – …
