Chords of: Pain Is Love by: Guè. (F#, F#m, Ab7/C, C#maj7) 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.
“Pain Is Love” by Guè is in Db Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#m, Ab7/C, C#maj7.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → F#m → C# → F#m → Bm7 → C#m7 → F#m → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:34 | 19% |
| Ab7/C | 0:20 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| C# | 0:17 | 10% |
| C#m7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| B6 | 0:12 | 7% |
| F# | 0:11 | 7% |
C# – F# – C#7 – F#m – C# – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – Bm7 – C#m7 – F#m – Ab7/C – F#m – Abm7 – Bm7 – C#m7 – F#6 – Ab7 – F#m – Cmaj7 – Ab7/C – B6 – C – B6 – C6 – Ab7/C – C#m7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – F#m – Bm7 – C#m7 – F#m – B6 – Dmaj7 – B6 – A/E – Gmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – F#m – Ab7 – F#m – Cmaj7 – Bb – B7 – C#maj7 – Ab7/C – …
