CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Blame (feat. John Newman), chord by chord.

Chords of: Blame (feat. John Newman) by: Calvin Harris, John Newman. (Em6, Bb, Cm, Abmaj7) 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 “Blame (feat. John Newman)”

“Blame (feat. John Newman)” by Calvin Harris, John Newman is in C Minor and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em6, Bb, Cm, Abmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb/F → Bbaug → Ab7 → Ab6 → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Bb6 → Eb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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
Bb0:5522%
Cm0:4317%
Abmaj70:3112%
Ab60:2711%
Bb60:208%
Ab70:198%
Cm70:156%
Eb/F0:094%

Chord progression, in order

Edim – Eb/F – Bbaug – Abm6 – Ab7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb/F – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Cm – Cdim – Bb6 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Cm – F/C – Bb6 – F7 – Abmaj7 – Cm – F/C – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Cm – F/C – Bb6 – Ab – Cm – Fm – Bb – Ab – Cm – Fm – Bb – Gm – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Cm – F – Bb – …