Chords of: Hot for Teacher by: Van Halen. (Cm7b5/Bb, Am, A, D) 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.
“Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen is in A Minor and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 164 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7b5/Bb, Am, A, D.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → D → Am → D7/F# → C6 → F#m7 → F#6 → F#m7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:14 | 25% |
| A | 0:58 | 19% |
| D | 0:35 | 12% |
| F#m7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| G | 0:17 | 6% |
| Bb6 | 0:09 | 3% |
| A7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| E | 0:07 | 2% |
Bb6 – D – Am – D7/F# – G – D6 – Gm – C6 – F#m7 – F#6 – F#m7b5 – B7/D# – F#7 – B/F# – E – Am – Ebmaj7 – Am – Eb6 – Dm – Am – B/D# – D – Am – F#m7b5 – A – D7 – A – Cm – D – Am7 – A – D7 – A7 – Am7b5/G – D – A – Ebmaj7 – A – Am – Eb6 – D – G – Bb6 – A – Ab – G – F#7 – …
