CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mad World, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mad World by: Timmy Trumpet, Gabry Ponte. (G7/B, C#m, F#, B) 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.

About the chords of “Mad World”

“Mad World” by Timmy Trumpet, Gabry Ponte is in D Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7/B, C#m, F#, B.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → F# → C#m → F# → E → B → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m1:1041%
F#0:4325%
B0:1810%
E0:117%
F#70:074%
Emaj70:042%
Ebm70:042%
F#60:032%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – C#7 – F# – C#m – F# – C# – C#m – E – B – F#7 – F#6 – C# – C#m – E – B – F#7 – F#6 – C#m – F# – C#m – F# – C#m – F# – C#m – F# – C#m – B – F#6 – C#m – E – B – F#7 – Ebm7 – C#m – E – B – F#7 – F#m6 – C#m – E – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#m – C#7 – F# – C#m – F# – C# – …