CHORD LIBRARY

Play along It's No Good, chord by chord.

Chords of: It's No Good by: Depeche Mode. (C7, C, Cm, Abmaj7) 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 “It's No Good”

“It's No Good” by Depeche Mode is in C Minor and runs at about 198 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, C, Cm, Abmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7/A# → C#m7b5/B → C7 → Cm7 → C → Bb → C → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:5925%
C70:3013%
Cm0:2210%
Cm70:177%
Abmaj70:156%
Bb0:156%
Ab60:125%
F/C0:125%

Chord progression, in order

F#7/A# – C#m7b5/B – C7 – F#maj7 – C7 – Cm7 – C – Bb – Ab – Bb/Ab – G – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – C – Bb – Ab – Abm7b5 – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – C – Bb – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – C7 – Bb6 – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – F/C – C7 – F – Cm – F/C – C7 – F/C – C – F – Cm7 – C7 – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – C7 – Bb – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – C – Bb – Abmaj7 – …