Chords of: Wild West by: Dennis Lloyd. (Cm7, Gm, Cm, C7) 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.
“Wild West” by Dennis Lloyd is in C Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 47 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Gm, Cm, C7.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 2:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Cm → Gm → Cm → Gm → Cm → Gm → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 1:10 | 43% |
| Cm | 1:02 | 38% |
| Cm7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| C7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| C7/E | 0:03 | 2% |
| Gm7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| C/G | 0:02 | 1% |
| Cm7b5 | 0:01 | 0% |
Gm – Cm – Cm7 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – C7 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm7 – C7/E – Gm – Cm – D7 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – C7 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm7 – C/G – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – Cm7b5 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – Cm7