Chords of: The Real Slim Shady [Clean] by: Eminem. (Ebmaj7, Cm, Eb6, Eb) 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.
“The Real Slim Shady [Clean]” by Eminem is in C Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Cm, Eb6, Eb.
Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Eb6 → Ebmaj7 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ebmaj7 | 1:16 | 29% |
| Cm | 0:29 | 11% |
| Fm | 0:23 | 9% |
| Eb6 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am7b5 | 0:10 | 4% |
Cm – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Fm – Eb – C/D – Ebmaj7 – F – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Eb6 – Fm – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Gmaj7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Fm – Eb7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Fm6 – Eb – F – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – C – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm6 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Eb7 – …
