Chords of: Cruel by: Glowie. (D, Em7, C6, Em) 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.
“Cruel” by Glowie is in E Minor and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em7, C6, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Em → C → Em → G6 → C/G → Em7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:55 | 24% |
| Em | 0:31 | 13% |
| C6 | 0:29 | 12% |
| C | 0:26 | 11% |
| G | 0:15 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| A | 0:12 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Am7 – G – Em – D – C – Am7 – G – Em – G6 – C/G – Am7 – G6 – Em7 – G6 – C6 – D/A – G6 – Em – G – C – Bm7 – A – Em7 – G – C – A – Em7 – G – C – Em – D6 – Em – C6 – A – Em7 – G – C – Am7 – G – Em – A/E – G6 – C6 – G – Em – Am – D – C6 – …
