CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye & KImbra), chord by chord.

Chords of: Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye & KImbra) by: Gotye, KImbra. (Fmaj7, Dm7, F/C, D7) 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 “Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye & KImbra)”

“Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye & KImbra)” by Gotye, KImbra is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 229 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Dm7, F/C, D7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → D7 → Dm7 → Dm → D7 → Dm7 → F/C → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:5523%
Dm70:4920%
Dm0:4318%
F/C0:239%
Bb0:083%
Bb60:083%
Caug0:073%
Bbmaj70:073%

Chord progression, in order

D – Gm – C – D – Gm – C – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – C – Dm – Fm – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – F/C – D – C – D7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – D7 – Bb/D – Caug – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – Am – D – Bb/D – Caug – Dm – C – G/D – C – Dm7 – Caug – D – Caug – Dm – C – Dm7 – …