Chords of: The Things by: CB. (Amaj7, Em, Abm7, Cmaj7) 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.
“The Things” by CB is in E Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, Em, Abm7, Cmaj7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → C#m7b5/B → Ab7 → Abm7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:46 | 45% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| E | 0:07 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C | 0:05 | 2% |
Abm7 – C#m7b5/B – Ab7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm7 – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Cdim – Cmaj7 – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Cdim – Em – Bm – Cdim – Em – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – B/F# – Cmaj7 – B – E – Ebm6 – Em6 – C – Ab7 – Em – B – Ab7/C – B – E – F#m7b5/E – Abmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – C – Ebm6 – Em7 – Ab7/C – Em – Abmaj7 – Em – C6 – Em – C6 – …
