CHORD LIBRARY

Play along My Father Was Rich, chord by chord.

Chords of: My Father Was Rich by: UDumakahle. (F#, C#, 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 “My Father Was Rich”

“My Father Was Rich” by UDumakahle is in B Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 3 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#, B.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 4:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → C# → B → F# → C# → B → F# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#2:1851%
C#1:0524%
B1:0524%

Chord progression, in order

F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C# – B – …