CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Video Edit, chord by chord.

Chords of: I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Video Edit by: Hall, Oates. (Bb6, Cm, Cm7, Fm7) 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 “I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Video Edit”

“I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Video Edit” by Hall, Oates is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Cm, Cm7, Fm7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → F7 → Cm → Fm7 → Cm → F7 → Cm → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:2734%
Cm70:3915%
Fm70:2510%
C0:229%
F70:145%
Em0:135%
C70:083%
F0:073%

Chord progression, in order

Bb7 – F7 – Cm – Emaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – F7 – Eb/F – Cm – F7 – Eb/F – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Cm7 – F – Cm7 – F – Cm7 – Ab – Bb6 – C – Em – C7 – C – F6 – C – Em – C7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Cm – Eb6 – Cm – Cm7 – F – Eb – F – Cm7 – F – Cm7 – Ab – Bb6 – C – Em – C7 – C – …