Chords of: 40 Yrs by: --, Chidinma. (D7/F#, Fm, C7, Bbm) 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.
“40 Yrs” by --, Chidinma is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7/F#, Fm, C7, Bbm.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Gm7b5 → C7 → Fm → C7 → Fm7 → Bbm → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:58 | 31% |
| C7 | 0:31 | 17% |
| Gm7b5 | 0:25 | 14% |
| C#maj7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| Fm7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bbm | 0:12 | 7% |
| Cm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:03 | 1% |
Fm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – Cm7b5 – Fm – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm7 – C#6 – Gm7b5 – C7 – Fm7 – C#6 – Bbm – C7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – …
