CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Paradise Lost, chord by chord.

Chords of: Paradise Lost by: GAIN. (Abmaj7, F, Fm, Ab6) 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 “Paradise Lost”

“Paradise Lost” by GAIN is in F Minor and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, F, Fm, Ab6.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → F → Ab6 → C#maj7 → Bb → F → Ab6 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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
F0:4619%
Fm0:3113%
Bb0:2510%
Ab60:229%
C#maj70:177%
C#0:156%
C#60:104%
C0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – F – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bb – F – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bb – Am7b5/G – Fm – F – G7/B – Eb6 – C# – C – F – Ab – C# – Cm – Gm7b5/F – C – Fm7 – Cm – C#6 – C – Ab/C – Cm6 – G/F – C#maj7 – Bb7/D – F – G7/B – C#maj7 – Fm – Bb – F – Ab6 – C# – Bb – F – Ab6 – C# – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb – Fm – C#6 – Bb – …