Chords of: Runnin' with the Devil by: Van Halen. (F7/A, C#/D#, Ab7, Eb) 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.
“Runnin' with the Devil” by Van Halen is in Db Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F7/A, C#/D#, Ab7, Eb.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb/Bb → Eb → C#/D# → Eb → C#/D# → Eb → Ab7 → F#/G#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:40 | 19% |
| C#/D# | 0:29 | 14% |
| Ab7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| Ab | 0:20 | 9% |
| Abm | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#/G# | 0:13 | 6% |
| Ebm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:08 | 4% |
Eb/Bb – F#m6 – Bbaug – Bbm – C – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – F/A – Eb – C#/D# – Eb – Ebm7b5 – C#/D# – Eb – C#/D# – Ebm7 – Eb – B7/D# – C#/D# – Eb – Ab7 – C#/G# – F#/G# – C#/G# – Ab7 – F#/G# – Ebm7 – Abmaj7 – F#/G# – C#/G# – Ab7 – C#/G# – F#/G# – Ab6 – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Abm – Eb – C#/D# – Eb – Abm – Eb – Ab7 – …
