Chords of: Cicada by: Good Kid. (Eb, Cm7, Bb6, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Cicada” by Good Kid is in Eb Major and runs at about 178 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm7, Bb6, Ebmaj7.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Cm7 → Bb6 → Cm7 → Bb6 → Cm7 → Eb6 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 1:01 | 37% |
| Bb6 | 0:30 | 18% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| Eb6 | 0:13 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:06 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
D6 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Eb/F – Bb6 – Eb – Cm7 – Eb/F – Bb/F – C/Bb – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Gm – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm – …
