Chords of: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by: Tears for Fears. (Gm7b5/F, G, Gmaj7, F#m) 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 G Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5/F, G, Gmaj7, F#m.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A/G → D → F#m → G → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:54 | 20% |
| G | 0:44 | 16% |
| F#m | 0:40 | 14% |
| D | 0:30 | 11% |
| A/G | 0:23 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:07 | 3% |
A/G – Gmaj7 – D – F#m – G – A – G – F#m – G – A – G – A – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – A/E – F#m – Gmaj7 – G6 – F#m – Em – F#m – Gmaj7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – G – A – G – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – D6 – Em7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – G6 – F#m – Em – …
