Chords of: Alien by: Dennis Lloyd. (Gm7, Dm, C, 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.
“Alien” by Dennis Lloyd is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Dm, C, Gm.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Dm → Am7 → C → Gm → Dm → Am7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:27 | 20% |
| C | 0:21 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:19 | 14% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 10% |
| Am | 0:11 | 8% |
| D | 0:10 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Gm6 | 0:06 | 5% |
Em – Dm – Gm – Am7 – C – Gm – Dm – Am7 – C – Gm – Dm – Am – Cmaj7 – Gm6 – Dm – Am – C6 – F/C – G – Dm – G – Am7 – C – F/C – Gm7 – Dm – Am7 – C – Gm7 – Dm – D – C – Gm – Dm – D – C – Dm7b5/C – Gm – Dm – Am – Cmaj7 – Gm6 – Dm – Am – C – Gm6 – Dm – G – …
