Chords of: Sober by: Childish Gambino. (Gmaj7, Fmaj7, Dm7, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Sober” by Childish Gambino is in C Minor and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Fmaj7, Dm7, Ebmaj7.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Gm → Fmaj7 → Dm7 → Ebmaj7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 1:31 | 37% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| D7/F# | 0:21 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Fmaj7 – F/G – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Fmaj7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am7 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – F#aug – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – C – …
