Chords of: Real Life by: Christopher. (Gm, Cm, Gm7, 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.
“Real Life” by Christopher is in C Minor and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Cm, Gm7, Ebmaj7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Gm7 → Bb → Cm → C7/E → Eb6 → Cm → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:41 | 20% |
| Gm7 | 0:32 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:30 | 15% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bb6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb – Gm – Cm – Gm – C7/E – Bb – Cm – Eb6 – Gm – C7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Bb – Gm – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Cm6 – G7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – G – Bb6 – Cm – D – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – C – Gm – F – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Cm – Gm6 – C – Gm7 – Eb6 – Gm – Bb6 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – …
