Chords of: Dear Mr. President by: Tim Akkerman. (D, Eb, Ab, C#) 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.
“Dear Mr. President” by Tim Akkerman is in Eb Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Eb, Ab, C#.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Cm7b5 → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:52 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:51 | 19% |
| C# | 0:24 | 9% |
| Fm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| C#maj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Eb/G | 0:12 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bbm7 | 0:11 | 4% |
Ab7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Ab – Cm7b5 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Bbm6 – Ab – Eb – C# – Bbm7 – Fm – Eb – Ab/Bb – C# – Eb/Db – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Ab – C# – Eb/Db – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – …
