Chords of: Mad World by: Within Temptation. (Fm, F, C#6, C) 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.
“Mad World” by Within Temptation is in F Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F, C#6, C.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Fm → Bbm7 → C# → Fm → Bbm7 → C# → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:30 | 15% |
| C#6 | 0:22 | 11% |
| Eb6 | 0:21 | 11% |
| F | 0:18 | 9% |
| C | 0:15 | 8% |
| C# | 0:13 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bbm | 0:10 | 5% |
F – Ab – Eb6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Eb7 – Eb6 – Ab – Gm7 – F – Ab – Eb6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Eb7 – Ab/Eb – Gm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C# – Ab6 – Gm7 – Fm – Bb6 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Bb6 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – C – C# – Bbm6 – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Bb7 – Fm – Eb – C#6 – Bb – Fm – …
