Chords of: Yen by: Slipknot. (F#maj7, Am, Fmaj7, A) 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.
“Yen” by Slipknot is in A Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Am, Fmaj7, A.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → Am6 → A → C6 → E → D → E → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 0:43 | 16% |
| Am | 0:39 | 14% |
| A | 0:27 | 10% |
| Emaj7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 4% |
Amaj7 – Am6 – A – C6 – E – D – F6 – B7 – Abmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am – F – Bdim – Dm7b5/C – C7/E – Emaj7 – G7 – A – Am – Ab6 – Emaj7 – Am – F – D7 – Am – Fmaj7 – Dm6 – A – Emaj7 – G6 – Fmaj7 – Ddim – F7/A – A7 – E – Em – A – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5 – …
