Chords of: Hard Skool by: Guns N' Roses. (Gm7b5, Ebm, Eb, Bmaj7) 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.
“Hard Skool” by Guns N' Roses is in Eb Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, Ebm, Eb, Bmaj7.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → B → Ebm → F#maj7 → Ebm → F#maj7 → Ebm6 → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 0:32 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:30 | 14% |
| Ebm | 0:30 | 14% |
| B | 0:15 | 7% |
| Ebm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bm | 0:08 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 4% |
Eb – B – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – F#maj7 – B – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – B – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – F#maj7 – B – Bb – Ebm6 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Bb – Ebm – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – Ab – Bmaj7 – Ebm – Ab – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Bmaj7 – Eb – B – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – F#maj7 – B – Bb – Ebm6 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Bb – …
