Chords of: The Promise by: Girls Aloud. (Cm, Amaj7, Bm7, A) 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 Promise” by Girls Aloud is in C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 76 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Amaj7, Bm7, A.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5/E → Daug → Ebmaj7 → Am6 → Amaj7 → A → Bm6 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:57 | 23% |
| A | 0:30 | 12% |
| Bm7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| E | 0:18 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:11 | 4% |
| D | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bm6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
F#m7b5/E – Daug – Ebmaj7 – Am6 – Amaj7 – D – Amaj7 – F#m7 – A – Bm6 – A6 – Amaj7 – Bm6 – E – Amaj7 – Bm7 – E – A – Bm7 – E – F#m – A – Em – Am6 – D – D/E – Dm – A – Em – A – Am7 – D – C# – Bm7 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – E – Amaj7 – Bm – E – A – A6 – Bm7 – B7 – Bm – E – F#m – A – …
