CHORD LIBRARY

Play along A Cloudy Sky / THE FIRST TAKE, chord by chord.

Chords of: A Cloudy Sky / THE FIRST TAKE by: DOES. (Ab7, C#, C#7, E6) 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 “A Cloudy Sky / THE FIRST TAKE”

“A Cloudy Sky / THE FIRST TAKE” by DOES is in Db Minor and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7, C#, C#7, E6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Ab → Cm7b5/Bb → Ebm7 → Ab/Eb → F#/G# → Ab7 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:3314%
C#70:2712%
B0:2511%
Amaj70:2511%
C#m0:177%
E60:146%
C#m70:136%
C#maj70:125%

Chord progression, in order

Bbmaj7 – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – F#/G# – Ab7 – C#maj7 – A – E – B – C# – Amaj7 – E – B – C# – C#m – C#7 – E6 – Amaj7 – B – C# – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – C# – E – Abm7 – C#m – Amaj7 – E6 – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E6 – B – C#m – Amaj7 – E6 – B6 – C#7 – Amaj7 – B – C#7 – Amaj7 – B – C#7 – …