Chords of: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by: Tears For Fears. (G, Gmaj7, F#m, D) 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.
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears For Fears is in D Major and runs at about 168 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, F#m, D.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → F#m → G → G/A → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:47 | 19% |
| F#m | 0:41 | 16% |
| D | 0:29 | 12% |
| G | 0:23 | 9% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| G/A | 0:19 | 8% |
| Em | 0:14 | 6% |
| G/D | 0:10 | 4% |
D – F#m – G – F#m – G/A – F#m – G/A – A – G/A – A – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – Em – A/E – F#m – Gmaj7 – G6 – F#m – Em – F#m – Gmaj7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – G/D – A – G/D – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – D6 – Em7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – G6 – F#m – Em – F#m – Gmaj7 – …
