Chords of: The Sky is Crying by: Gary B.B. Coleman. (Cm, Fm7, Gm7, F7) 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 Sky is Crying” by Gary B.B. Coleman is in C Minor and runs at about 63 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 65 different chords across 229 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Fm7, Gm7, F7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 9:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Fm7 → Cm → Fm7 → F → Cm7 → Cm → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 | 4:01 | 45% |
| Fm7 | 1:44 | 19% |
| Gm7 | 0:38 | 7% |
| F7 | 0:31 | 6% |
| Cm7 | 0:22 | 4% |
| F | 0:16 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:10 | 2% |
| Gaug | 0:07 | 1% |
C7/E – Cm – Daug – Cm – Cm7 – F – Fm7 – Bb/F – Cm – Fm7 – F – Cm – Cm7 – G – Cm – Eb/F – Gm7 – F# – Fm7 – F#maj7 – Cm – Fm7 – Gmaj7 – Cm – F – G7 – Gaug – Gmaj7 – Cm – Fm7 – Abm7b5/Gb – Cm7 – Cm – Dm7 – Cm – Cm7 – Cm – F – Fm7 – Bb/F – F – Fm7 – B/F# – Cm – Eb – Gm7 – G6 – F#dim – …
