Chords of: Hard Drive Gold by: alt-J. (Abm6, C7, Gmaj7, Dmaj7) 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.
“Hard Drive Gold” by alt-J is in C Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 61 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm6, C7, Gmaj7, Dmaj7.
C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → F → G → F7 → Ebmaj7 → G → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C7 | 0:36 | 20% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:28 | 16% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:21 | 12% |
| F6 | 0:19 | 11% |
| G7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| G | 0:14 | 8% |
| F | 0:12 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:06 | 4% |
Bb6 – C – Dmaj7 – Ebdim – Gmaj7 – F – G – F7 – Ebmaj7 – G – F#maj7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – F – Eb7/G – Fmaj7 – G7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – G – Faug – Abmaj7 – C7 – G7 – F – Gm – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – F6 – Em7b5 – Gmaj7 – F – Gmaj7 – C/G – Gmaj7 – F6 – C7 – Cm – F/C – C7 – Cm7b5 – G7 – …
