{{Infobox song | name = Some Chords | cover = Deadmau5 Some Chords.jpg | alt = | caption = November 2010 release cover | type = single | artist = Deadmau5 | album = 4×4=12 | released = 3 May 2010 | recorded = 2010 | studio = | genre = Electro house, progressive house | length = 7:23 | label = * Mau5trap * Ultra * Virgin | writer = Joel Zimmerman | producer = | chronology = Deadmau5 | prev_title = Strobe | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Animal Rights | next_year = 2010 }} '''"Some Chords"''' is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5, released on 3 May 2010 as the first single from his fifth studio album ''4×4=12''. The song peaked at 13 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in the US, and 120 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2014, a remix by Dillon Francis was released for Deadmau5's compilation album, ''5 Years of Mau5''.

==In popular culture== The track was featured in an episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' entitled "Pool Shark".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3453573/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1|title=Deadmau5|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref>

==Remixes== A remix by Dillon Francis was released for the ''5 Years of Mau5'' compilation album in 2014. The remix charted in the US, peaking at 50 in the Dance/Electronic Songs chart. A remix contest was also hosted by Beatport Play, in which participants were given the parts to rework Francis' version of the song.<ref name="beatport">{{cite web|url=http://play.beatport.com/contests/deadmau5-some-chords-dillon-francis-remix/|title=Deadmau5 - Some Chords (Dillon Francis Remix)|work=Beatport Play|date=December 30, 2014|accessdate=April 6, 2015}}</ref> The winner of the contest was Andrei Stephen, whose remix is expected to see an official release through Mau5trap, and the runner up was Approaching Nirvana, as determined by the community's votes.<ref name="beatport"/>

==Music video== Deadmau5 had held a competition using Wooshii which asked fans to create a video to go along with the song. The competition lasted 2 weeks and had over 82 pitches. The winning video was directed by Chris Lee, and produced by Pommez Films. It features a person named Tom who has a snare drum for a head. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0vHAuqzROo |title=Deadmau5 - Some Chords (wooshii web video) |via=YouTube |date=2010-08-02 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{tracklist | headline = Digital download (US)<ref name="iTunes US">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/some-chords-single/id401090036|title=iTunes - Music - Some Chords - Single by deadmau5|publisher=iTunes US|date=2010-11-07}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | title1 = Some Chords (Original Mix) | length1 = 7:23 }} {{tracklist | headline = Digital download (international)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/some-chords-single/id398828315|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124232808/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/some-chords-single/id398828315|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 24, 2010|title=iTunes - Music - Some Chords - Single by deadmau5|publisher=iTunes UK|date=2010-11-05}}</ref> | title1 = Some Chords (Radio Edit) | length1 = 6:55}}

==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !align="left"|Chart (2010) ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position |- !scope="row" align="left"|US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=deadmau5|chart=all}}|title=Deadmau5 Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 13 |- !scope="row" align="left"|UK Singles Chart (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse|work=Zobbel|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 120 |- |}

===Dillon Francis Remix=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !align="left"|Chart (2014) ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position |- !scope="row" align="left"|US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name="billboard"/> | style="text-align:center;"| 50 |- !scope="row" align="left"|US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref name="billboard"/> | style="text-align:center;"| 44 |- |}

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