Chords of: Teeth of the Hydra by: Steve Vai. (A7, D, A, Am7) 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.
“Teeth of the Hydra” by Steve Vai is in D Major and runs at about 168 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, D, A, Am7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 5:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → A7 → A → Am7 → C7/E → A6 → Am → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:05 | 21% |
| A | 0:46 | 15% |
| Am7 | 0:38 | 12% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:28 | 9% |
| A7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| Am | 0:18 | 6% |
| Em | 0:14 | 5% |
| G7/B | 0:10 | 3% |
G7/B – A7 – A – Am7 – C7/E – E – Am – A6 – Em7 – B7 – Emaj7 – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – E – Am – Am7 – Gm – Eaug – Am – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – D – Em7 – D – E7/G# – Cmaj7 – Em – Am7 – D/A – Dm – Am7 – D – A7 – Am7 – G/A – F – D – A – Am7 – Bm7b5/A – A7 – Bm7b5 – Em – Am7 – C7/E – E – Bm7b5/A – …
