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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:10 | 41% |
| F# | 0:43 | 25% |
| B | 0:18 | 10% |
| E | 0:11 | 7% |
| F#7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Ebm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#6 | 0:03 | 2% |
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# – …
