Chords of: Video Games by: Tenacious D. (E7/G#, D, G, 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.
“Video Games” by Tenacious D is in D Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 43 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7/G#, D, G, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 53% of the 1:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → D → G → D → G → A → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:46 | 53% |
| G | 0:16 | 19% |
| A | 0:09 | 10% |
| D/E | 0:05 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:02 | 2% |
| C#6 | 0:02 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:02 | 2% |
| Em7b5 | 0:02 | 2% |
C#6 – D – Em7 – D – G – Dm6 – D – G – D – G – D – Gmaj7 – D – G – D – G – D – G – D – G – D – Gmaj7 – A – A7 – A – A7 – A6 – Em7 – C#m – D – G – A – D – G – D – Em7b5 – D/E – D – G – D – A – D – E7/G#
