CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Closer, chord by chord.

Chords of: Closer by: Eythór Arnalds. (Eb6, Fm, Cm, Cm7) 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 “Closer”

“Closer” by Eythór Arnalds is in C Minor and runs at about 60 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Fm, Cm, Cm7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bb → Fm → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Bb → Fm → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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
Fm0:5328%
Cm0:2915%
Bb0:2714%
Cm70:2212%
Abmaj70:2111%
Cm7b5/Bb0:073%
Bb70:063%
Eb0:053%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Bb – D7/F# – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bbaug – Cm7 – Bb – D7/F# – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bbaug – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Fm – Gm7b5/F – Fm – Eb – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bb7 – Gm – Bb – Fm6 – Cm – Bb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – F6 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm – Gm7 – Eb – …