Chords of: LOVE ROCKETS by: The Birthday. (Cmaj7, B, Gmaj7, E) 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.
“LOVE ROCKETS” by The Birthday is in C Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 294 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, B, Gmaj7, E.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7/A# → F#maj7 → F#7/A# → Em → G6 → Bmaj7 → C#m7b5/B → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:26 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| E | 0:22 | 9% |
| G | 0:20 | 8% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:14 | 6% |
| B | 0:12 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 4% |
E7 – F# – G7 – Bb – E7 – F# – G7 – Bb – E7 – F# – G7 – Bb – E7 – F# – G7 – F#7/A# – Gm7b5 – F#maj7 – G7 – F#7/A# – Gm7 – Em7 – F# – Gmaj7 – Bb7 – E6 – F# – Gm7 – E6 – F# – Bb6 – E6 – F# – Gm7 – Em6 – F# – Gm – C#m7b5/B – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F# – Gm7 – Bb – E6 – F# – G7 – Bb6 – A/B – …
