CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Griftwood, chord by chord.

Chords of: Griftwood by: Ghost. (A7, Bb, Cm, Abmaj7) 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 “Griftwood”

“Griftwood” by Ghost is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 259 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Bb, Cm, Abmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 5:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm7 → C → Cm7 → Eb → C7 → Cm → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 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
Bb1:0521%
Eb0:3411%
Cm0:3210%
C0:248%
Cm70:237%
Ab0:217%
Abmaj70:196%
Eb60:196%

Chord progression, in order

C – D7 – Eb – F7 – Eb – C – D7/F# – Eb – F7 – Eb – C – Cm7 – C – Ab – Eb – Bb6 – C7 – Ab – Eb – F – Bb6 – C – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb6 – C – Ab7 – Cm – Bb/D – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Fm – Cm7 – Eb – C7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – C/D – Cm – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Bb – Cm – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – …