CHORD LIBRARY

Play along GAY, chord by chord.

Chords of: GAY by: Benjamin. (C/D, Gm, Dm, Cm7) 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 “GAY”

“GAY” by Benjamin is in D Minor and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, Gm, Dm, Cm7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Gm → Bb6 → Dm → Dm7 → Eb6 → Bbmaj7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm0:3219%
F0:2414%
Eb0:1911%
Cm0:138%
Cm70:127%
Bb0:106%
Dm0:085%
Bbmaj70:085%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – G7 – F6 – Gm – Eb/G – G7 – F6 – Gm7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Gm – C – Bb – A – Gm – Cm7 – Bb – A – Dm7 – Gm – F/C – Gm – F/A – Bb6 – Cm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Cm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Cm – A – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Bb – Dm7 – Gm – Eb – Cm – F – Gm – Eb – Cm – F – Bb6 – Eb – …