Chords of: Empires by: Alicja Szemplińska. (Cm, G, Fm, F) 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.
“Empires” by Alicja Szemplińska is in C Minor and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, G, Fm, F.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Fm → Cm → G → Cm → Fm → Cm → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:57 | 33% |
| G | 0:26 | 15% |
| Fm | 0:25 | 14% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 4% |
| F | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gaug | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 3% |
Cm – Fm – Cm – G – Cm – Fm – Cm – G – Cm – Fm – Cm – G7/B – G – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – C# – G – Cm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm – Fm7 – Cm – Eb/F – Abmaj7 – Fm – Ebmaj7 – G – Cm – Fm – Cm – G/B – G7 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – G – Ab – Bb – Cm – C# – G – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – …
