Chords of: Jump by: Van Halen. (F, C, Cmaj7, Am7) 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.
“Jump” by Van Halen is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Cmaj7, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cmaj7 → C → Cmaj7 → C → Cmaj7 → C → F/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:48 | 46% |
| F/C | 0:20 | 9% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| F | 0:17 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| G | 0:08 | 3% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
C – F/G – Cmaj7 – F – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – F – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – F/C – C – F/C – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – F/C – C – Cmaj7 – F/C – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – F/C – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – F – C – Am7 – F – C6 – Dm – G6 – F – C – Dm – Fmaj7 – C – G – C – Fmaj7 – Gm – C – F – C – C6 – …
