Chords of: Thug life by: Apollo G. (D7, Ebmaj7, Dm7, Cm6) 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.
“Thug life” by Apollo G is in C Minor and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Ebmaj7, Dm7, Cm6.
Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Am7b5/G → D → Gm → Eb6 → Dm7 → Gm → Am7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ebmaj7 | 0:37 | 20% |
| Dm7 | 0:21 | 12% |
| Cm6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Gm | 0:13 | 7% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:10 | 6% |
Gm – Am7b5/G – Cm – D – Gm – Adim – Eb6 – Dm7 – Gm – Am7b5 – Eb6 – D – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Am7 – Cm6 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm6 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm7 – F7 – Cm7 – D7 – Bb – C7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – D – Am7b5/G – F6 – Cm7 – D7 – Am7b5/G – Gm – F6 – Cm7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm6 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Cm6 – Dm7 – Gm – D – …
