Chords of: Shapes of Things by: The Yardbirds. (G, Fmaj7, F, Bbmaj7) 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.
“Shapes of Things” by The Yardbirds is in F Major and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Fmaj7, F, Bbmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Gmaj7 → G → F → G → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:35 | 25% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:26 | 18% |
| F | 0:16 | 12% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 8% |
| D | 0:11 | 8% |
| C | 0:10 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 4% |
Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – G – Dm7 – F – G – Dm7 – F – G – Dm7 – C – G – Dm7 – C6 – G – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Bbmaj7 – C – Bb – D – Gmaj7 – F – G – F – G – Dm7 – Am7b5/G – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – Am7 – G – Dm7 – F/G – G – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C – …
