CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hot Mess, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hot Mess by: aespa. (F#m, G, Gmaj7, Gm) 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.

About the chords of “Hot Mess”

“Hot Mess” by aespa is in G Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, G, Gmaj7, Gm.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb6 → G → Gmaj7 → D7 → Cmaj7 → Cm → G → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:0533%
Gmaj70:2412%
Gm0:2312%
Eb60:094%
F0:074%
Am7b5/G0:073%
C0:073%
Abmaj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Eb6 – G – Abmaj7 – G – Ab – G – Abm – Gm – Abm – G – Abm – D7 – Gmaj7 – Eb – D7 – G – C – B7 – G/D – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – D6 – Cm – B7 – G/D – C6 – Abmaj7 – G – Dm – Bb – Em7b5 – Ebdim – Eb6 – Gm – F – C – F6 – F#m – G – Amaj7 – G – Abmaj7 – G – Am7 – G – Ab – Gm – Emaj7 – …