CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BITES THE DUST, chord by chord.

Chords of: BITES THE DUST by: Simi, Adekunle Gold. (Fm, Cm7, C#maj7, Cm) 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 “BITES THE DUST”

“BITES THE DUST” by Simi, Adekunle Gold is in F Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Cm7, C#maj7, Cm.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Cm → C#maj7 → Bbm → Cm7 → C#maj7 → Cm7 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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
Cm70:5432%
C#maj70:4426%
Cm0:1811%
C#60:138%
Fm0:127%
Abmaj70:053%
Bbm0:053%
Bb0:043%

Chord progression, in order

Ab6 – Cm – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Bb – Fm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Cm7 – F/G – Ab – Cm7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Fm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm – G – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Eb – Cm – C#maj7 – Bbm – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – Bb – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Cm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm – Ab6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Fm – …