CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shamekh, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shamekh by: Assala Nasri. (Gm, Ebmaj7, Cm, Dm) 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 “Shamekh”

“Shamekh” by Assala Nasri is in C Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 172 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Ebmaj7, Cm, Dm.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Eb → F → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Bbmaj7 → Cm → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebmaj70:5618%
Dm0:4013%
Cm0:3912%
Gm70:3210%
Gm0:3110%
Cm70:258%
F0:186%
Bbmaj70:134%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – C – Edim – Eb – Bb – F – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bbmaj7 – Cm – Dm – Ebmaj7 – F – Bbm – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Gm – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Dm – Cm7 – Bb – Dm – Gm – Cm – Dm – G7 – Gaug – Cm7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb – Dm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb6 – Cm6 – G7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – …