Chords of: Rock the Casbah (Official Video) by: The Clash. (Dm6, Dm7, Fmaj7, Am) 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.
“Rock the Casbah (Official Video)” by The Clash is in A Minor and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm6, Dm7, Fmaj7, Am.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → C6 → Dm7 → Am → Gm7 → Dm7 → Am7 → Em7. 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 — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 0:39 | 18% |
| Dm7 | 0:35 | 16% |
| Am | 0:24 | 11% |
| Em7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| G7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
G7 – Dm7 – Am – G – E7 – F – C6 – Dm7 – Amaj7 – G7 – E7 – F6 – Em7 – Am – Em7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Em7 – Gm7 – D7 – Am – Em7 – Gm7 – Am7b5/G – Dm7 – Am – E7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Am7 – G7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – C6 – Dm7 – Am – G7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – C6 – Am – Em7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Am – …
