CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Let Somebody Go, chord by chord.

Chords of: Let Somebody Go by: Coldplay, Selena Gomez. (Dm7, C, G, F) 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 “Let Somebody Go”

“Let Somebody Go” by Coldplay, Selena Gomez is in C Major and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, C, G, F.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → C/G → G → C → F → C → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:2536%
Am70:2711%
G0:2511%
F0:188%
Cmaj70:136%
C/G0:115%
Dm70:104%
Fmaj70:083%

Chord progression, in order

C – F – C/G – G – C – F – C – G – C – C/E – Am7 – G/B – C – Dm7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em7 – Am7 – G/B – C – G7 – Cmaj7 – F – G6 – Am7 – G/A – Em – F – C/E – G – Am7 – G/B – C – G – C – F – C/G – G – C – Am7 – G/B – C – G/B – Dm – C – G/B – …