Chords of: It's a sin by: Elton John, Years. (Cm, G, G7, Ab) 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.
“It's a sin” by Elton John, Years is in C Minor and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, G, G7, Ab.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Abm → Bb → Eb → Ab → D7 → G7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:56 | 20% |
| G | 0:56 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:28 | 10% |
| G7 | 0:25 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:20 | 7% |
| Fm6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:10 | 3% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 3% |
Cm – Abm – Bb – Eb – Ab – D7 – G7 – Cm – Ab6 – Abdim – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab – D7 – G7 – Cm – Ab6 – Abdim – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ab – D7 – G7 – Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Fm6 – G – F – G7 – Cm – F/G – Cm – F/G – Cm – Dm7b5 – Cm – Fm – C – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab – …
