Chords of: I don't know by: THE YELLOW MONKEY. (C, Am, A, Am7) 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.
“I don't know” by THE YELLOW MONKEY is in C Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 221 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am, A, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Am → C → Am7 → C → Am7 → C → Bb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 2 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:43 | 17% |
| Am | 0:39 | 15% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:27 | 10% |
| Am7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Em | 0:19 | 7% |
| E | 0:18 | 7% |
| F | 0:12 | 4% |
| A | 0:10 | 4% |
F#m7b5 – C# – D7 – A7 – F#7 – C# – D – A7 – Ab7 – F#7 – C# – D – A – F#m – C# – D – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – C – Am – E – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Em – F – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – F – Am – C – Am7 – C – Am7 – C – D – Bb7 – Am – C – Am – C – Am – C – Dm – Bb – Dm – …
