Chords of: Refugee by: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. (F#, F#m, D, 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.
“Refugee” by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is in D Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#m, D, B.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → F# → F#m → Am6 → F#m → D → B → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:37 | 19% |
| A | 0:34 | 18% |
| E | 0:30 | 16% |
| F# | 0:24 | 12% |
| D | 0:17 | 9% |
| B | 0:13 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:09 | 5% |
F#m – A – E – F#m – A – E6 – F# – Ab7 – A – E – F# – Ab7 – A – E6 – F#m – Am6 – E – F#m – E6 – F#m – E – F#m – A – Em – D – B – F# – Ab7 – A – E – F#m – A – E – F#m – B/F# – F#m7b5/E – A6 – Emaj7 – F#m – A – E6 – F#m – Amaj7 – E – F# – A – E – D – …
