CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Was, chord by chord.

Chords of: Was by: Bok van Blerk. (Ebaug, G, A, Gmaj7) 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 “Was”

“Was” by Bok van Blerk is in G Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebaug, G, A, Gmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → G → Gmaj7 → G → Gmaj7 → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:4936%
A0:4716%
Gmaj70:3813%
D60:269%
D0:207%
Dmaj70:103%
G60:093%
F#m7b50:093%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – Gmaj7 – G – C/D – D6 – G – Gmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – C6 – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – C6 – G – D – G – Bm – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – …