CHORD LIBRARY

Play along שמש, chord by chord.

Chords of: שמש by: Hanan Ben Ari. (Cm, Ebmaj7, Gm, Gm7) 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 “שמש”

“שמש” by Hanan Ben Ari is in C Minor and runs at about 62 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Ebmaj7, Gm, Gm7.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Abmaj7 → Gm7 → Bb → Gm7 → Eb → Bb → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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
Ebmaj70:5824%
Gm0:3615%
Bb0:3113%
Cm0:2912%
Gm70:2611%
Dm0:114%
F0:083%
Bb60:083%

Chord progression, in order

G – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F7 – Ebaug – F – Gm – Bb/D – Ebaug – F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Cm – Eb/G – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Cm – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – Dm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – …