CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Generation, chord by chord.

Chords of: Generation by: BARÉ, Shabab, Bayor, Azu, Biggie68, Skandal. (C#, Ebm7b5/Db, Amaj7, C#maj7) 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 “Generation”

“Generation” by BARÉ, Shabab, Bayor, Azu, Biggie68, Skandal is in Db Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ebm7b5/Db, Amaj7, C#maj7.

Ebm7b5/Db is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → C#m → Ebm7b5/Db → C#m → Ebm7b5/Db → Amaj7 → C# → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm7b5/Db0:4628%
Amaj70:3420%
C#m0:3320%
C#maj70:2314%
F#m0:106%
Dmaj70:074%
C#0:042%
A0:021%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#m – A – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#m – C#m – C#aug – C#maj7 – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Amaj7 – C# – Amaj7 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A6 – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – …