CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Gen 5, chord by chord.

Chords of: Gen 5 by: Drake. (Bbm7, C#maj7, Cm7, Fm) 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 “Gen 5”

“Gen 5” by Drake is in F Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7, C#maj7, Cm7, Fm.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Bbm7 → Cm7 → C#maj7 → C7 → Bbm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm70:5123%
C#maj70:4923%
Bbm70:3918%
Fm0:3817%
C70:063%
Ab60:063%
C#60:063%
Abmaj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Bb/C – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – C7 – Bbm7 – C7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – C7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – C7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C/Bb – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – C – C#6 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C7 – Ab/Bb – C#6 – …