CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dance Monkey, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dance Monkey by: Tones and I. (E, D, F#m7, F#m) 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 “Dance Monkey”

“Dance Monkey” by Tones and I is in D Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D, F#m7, F#m.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D → Emaj7 → E6 → F#m → D → E → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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
E1:0026%
D0:5624%
F#m70:2310%
C#m0:209%
F#m0:198%
F#70:177%
C#0:105%
E60:042%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – D – Emaj7 – E6 – F#m – D – E – C#m7 – F#7 – D – E – C#aug – C#m – F#7 – D – E – Amaj7 – D – E/D – C#m – F#m7 – D – E – C#m – F#m7 – D – E – C#m – F#m – D – E – C# – F# – D – E – F#m7 – D – E – A7/C# – C# – F#m – D – E – Amaj7 – F#m7 – D – E – C#m – …