Chords of: Sympathy For The Devil (Official Video) [4K] by: The Rolling Stones. (E7, Em7, D, 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.
“Sympathy For The Devil (Official Video) [4K]” by The Rolling Stones is in D Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 226 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Em7, D, E.
E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 8:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → E7 → Bb7 → Em7 → A7 → E7 → G/D → Aaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E7 | 3:06 | 38% |
| D | 0:38 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:33 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:31 | 6% |
| E | 0:27 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:21 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:20 | 4% |
| B | 0:17 | 4% |
G7 – E7 – Bm – G7 – A – C#7 – Bb7 – E – Em7 – A7 – E7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – G/A – C#7 – E7 – G/D – Aaug – Ebmaj7 – E7 – Daug – Dm – Aaug – C#7 – Ebmaj7 – E – D6 – Aaug – E7 – G/D – Bb/Ab – C# – G/D – E7 – D6 – Amaj7 – C#7 – E7 – B – E7 – A/E – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – A – D – E7 – Eaug – …
