CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dummies, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dummies by: Tom MacDonald. (F#m, F#maj7, Fmaj7, F) 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 “Dummies”

“Dummies” by Tom MacDonald is in Db Major and runs at about 196 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 9 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#maj7, Fmaj7, F.

F#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 61% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → F#maj7 → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → Fmaj7 → F#maj7 → Gmaj7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#maj71:5961%
Fmaj70:3819%
F0:179%
F#m0:179%
Bbm70:021%
Gmaj70:021%
F70:011%

Chord progression, in order

F – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – F7 – F#maj7 – Fmaj7 – F#maj7 – Gmaj7 – F#m