The Volunteers - S.A.D guitar chords
Auto-generated chord chart from YouTube analysis
About Tutti
Tutti is a free tool that analyzes a YouTube link or audio/video file to detect the key, tempo (BPM), time signature and chord progression, then builds guitar chord charts and TAB. Results are shown with a playback cursor so you can play along.
A chord progression lists the chords in the order they change. At each chord name (e.g. G, Em, C), fret that chord and strum in time.
Guitar chord chart for The Volunteers - S.A.D. Tutti analyzed the YouTube audio to extract key F# Major, 176 BPM. a progression of 20 chords. Check the progression, each chord's notes and practice tips, then play along with the cursor in the Tutti app.
Song notes
“The Volunteers - S.A.D” runs at 176 BPM in 4/4, in F# Major. The chart spans 152 bars and uses 20 distinct chords, changing roughly every 1.7 seconds.
14 of the chords need a barre (A#m, Bmaj7, Bsus2, C#, C#7, D#m, F#, F#m, F#maj7, Fm, G#, G#7, G#m, G#m7), so this sits at a advanced level.
With a capo on fret 4 you can play it with F · F#m · G7 · Gmaj7 · Gsus2 · G# … shapes instead — 14 of 20 become open chords.
Start around 124 BPM with a metronome and work up to 176.
Tempo swings by ±18.1 BPM, so follow the recording rather than a metronome.
Dynamic range is 6 dB — held fairly even throughout.
Balance of the mix: Bass 30%, Drums 28%, Guitar 24%.
The vocal sits between F2 and A♯4 (centred on F4), which helps if you are picking a key to sing in.
Practice tips
- At about 176 BPM it's fast — start slow and build up speed.
- 20 chords are used. Loop the sections where chords change quickly.
- This song is in F# Major; practicing other songs in the same key builds your chord sense.
Chords used & their notes (fingering reference)
The Roman numeral on each chord shows its function relative to the key, revealing the harmonic flow.
Chord progression
