Chords of: Give Peace A Chance by: The Plastic Ono Band. (Fm7b5/Eb, C#, C#/B, Ab7) 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.
“Give Peace A Chance” by The Plastic Ono Band is in Db Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5/Eb, C#, C#/B, Ab7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → C# → C#7 → C#/G# → Ab → Abm6 → C# → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:23 | 29% |
| C#/B | 1:06 | 23% |
| Ab7 | 0:59 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:25 | 8% |
| C#7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| B6 | 0:07 | 2% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Abm | 0:05 | 2% |
Bb7 – C# – Dm7b5/C – C#7 – C#/G# – Ab – Abm6 – C# – Bmaj7 – Ab7 – C# – Eb7 – Ab7 – C# – B6 – C# – Ebmaj7 – C#/B – Abm – Ab7 – C# – Ab7 – C# – Ebm7 – C#/B – Abm7 – C# – Ab – Ab7 – C#/B – Ab – Ab7 – C# – Ab – Daug – C#/B – Ab7 – C#/B – Ab7 – C#/B – Abm – Ab7 – C# – Ab – Ab7 – C#/B – Abm – Bb7/D – …
