CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Everybody Wants To Rule The World, chord by chord.

Chords of: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by: Studio 99. (G#/Eb, D#, G#, Gm) 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 “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”

“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Studio 99 is in C Minor and runs at about 168 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G#/Eb, D#, G#, Gm.

G#/Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D# → G#/Eb → D# → G#/Eb → Fm → Gm → G# → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G#/Eb1:0325%
D#0:4518%
G#0:2911%
Gm0:208%
G#maj70:187%
G#maj7/Eb0:177%
Fm70:156%
A#0:115%

Chord progression, in order

D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – Fm – Gm – G# – Gm – Fm7 – Gm7 – G# – A# – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G#/Eb – D# – G# – Fm7 – Gm – D#/G – G# – D#/G – Fm7 – D#/G – G# – A# – G# – D# – A# – …