CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Keep It Real, chord by chord.

Chords of: Keep It Real by: Cali Cave Records. (A7/C#, Ebmaj7, Gm, D7) 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 “Keep It Real”

“Keep It Real” by Cali Cave Records is in G Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7/C#, Ebmaj7, Gm, D7.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Dm7 → Gm → D7 → Gm7 → Gm → Ebmaj7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash 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
Ebmaj71:0433%
Gm0:4926%
Dm70:4624%
D70:095%
Gm70:074%
G0:073%
G70:063%
Fm0:021%

Chord progression, in order

G7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – G – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – G – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – G – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – G – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – G – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Fm – Gm – D7 – Gm – D7 – Gm – Dm7 – Gm – D7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm7 – Gm – …