CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hourglass, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hourglass by: Alice Chater. (F6, Bm7, Bm, Gmaj7) 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 “Hourglass”

“Hourglass” by Alice Chater is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F6, Bm7, Bm, Gmaj7.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Bdim → Emaj7 → E7/G# → E/B → Gmaj7 → B7 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm71:4746%
Gmaj70:3013%
Bm0:2410%
E0:104%
G0:073%
Em0:063%
Emaj70:063%
E70:062%

Chord progression, in order

G – Bdim – Emaj7 – E7/G# – E/B – Gmaj7 – E – F#m7 – B – D – B7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – Bm – E/B – Bm7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – D/E – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Bm – E/F# – Bm7 – Bm – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm7 – Em – F#m – Gmaj7 – E7 – Bm7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – F#7 – …