CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Iris (Live in Buffalo/2004), chord by chord.

Chords of: Iris (Live in Buffalo/2004) by: The Goo Goo Dolls. (D, G, Bm7, Gmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Iris (Live in Buffalo/2004)”

“Iris (Live in Buffalo/2004)” by The Goo Goo Dolls is in D Major and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Bm7, Gmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 5:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Gmaj7 → Bm7 → Gmaj7 → Bm → Gmaj7 → Bm → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:5738%
Bm70:4514%
Bm0:3812%
Gmaj70:196%
D0:186%
A0:165%
Dmaj70:124%
D/A0:062%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – G – Bm – A – D/A – G – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – Bm – D/A – Gmaj7 – D – E7 – G – Bm7 – D/A – G – D – Em7 – G – Bm – A – G – Bm7 – A7 – G – Bm – A – G – Bm7 – A – G – Bm7 – A – G – Bm – C#7 – …