CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why by: Cinco, Lucass, Sevn Alias. (C6, G, Gm7, Gm) 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 “Why”

“Why” by Cinco, Lucass, Sevn Alias is in G Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, G, Gm7, Gm.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Dm → Gm7 → Gm → Gm7 → A7/C# → Gm7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:4526%
Gm70:4325%
Gm0:2917%
Dm0:2414%
A70:095%
C60:063%
A7/C#0:042%
Am0:021%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Gm – A7 – Gm7 – A7/C# – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – A7 – Bb – G – A7/C# – Gm – G – A7/C# – Gm – A7 – Dm – G – Gm – A7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – A7 – Bb – G – A7/C# – Gm – G – A7/C# – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm – Gm – Eb6 – Dm – G – …