Chords of: Hymn For The Weekend by: Coldplay. (Cm, Fm7, Fm, 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.
“Hymn For The Weekend” by Coldplay is in C Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Fm7, Fm, Gm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7b5/D → C#maj7 → C#dim → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Ebmaj7 → Fm7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 | 1:51 | 46% |
| Bb | 0:22 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:19 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:17 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 3% |
Em7b5/D – C#m6 – C#maj7 – C#dim – Gm – F7/A – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Eb – Bb/C – Abmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – D – F7/A – D7 – Fm7 – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – F6 – Fm – Bb – Cm – Bb6 – Fm – Bb – Cm – F6 – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Gm7 – Cm – Gm7 – Fm – Bb – Cm – Gm7 – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – …
