CHORD LIBRARY

Play along When A Good Man Cries, chord by chord.

Chords of: When A Good Man Cries by: CMAT. (F#m7b5/E, D6, A, E) 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 “When A Good Man Cries”

“When A Good Man Cries” by CMAT is in A Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7b5/E, D6, A, E.

D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → D → A → D → A → E → D6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D60:5821%
E0:5018%
A0:4818%
Dmaj70:3312%
D0:3212%
F#m0:2710%
Amaj70:073%
E60:062%

Chord progression, in order

A – D – A – D – A – D – A – E – D6 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E – E6 – D6 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E – D – A – E – E6 – D – Dmaj7 – A – E – D6 – A – Dmaj7 – D6 – A – D6 – Dmaj7 – A – E – A/B – D – D6 – Amaj7 – D6 – A – D6 – A – E – A – D6 – D – Amaj7 – E – …