Chords of: In Spite of Ourselves by: Viagra Boys. (E, D, Em, G) 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.
“In Spite of Ourselves” by Viagra Boys is in D Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D, Em, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E6 → E7 → F7 → E → D → Em → G → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:03 | 21% |
| Em | 0:53 | 18% |
| G | 0:51 | 17% |
| E7 | 0:28 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:18 | 6% |
| E | 0:15 | 5% |
| C | 0:12 | 4% |
E6 – E7 – F7 – E – D – E7 – Em – F#/E – G – Cmaj7 – G – Bbmaj7 – D – Em – G – C – G6 – D6 – D – Em – G – C – G – D – Em – G – C – G – Em7 – D – Em – Cmaj7 – G – A – D – D7 – G – C – Eb7/G – G – D6 – Dmaj7 – G – D – Em – E – Eaug – E6 – …
