About the chords of “Baronesse”

“Baronesse” by Hjaltalín is in C Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7b5, Gmaj7, G6, G.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G → Gaug → Gmaj7 → G → Baug → Gmaj7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre 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

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – G – Gaug – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – Em – D – G – Baug – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – D – G – Gm6 – Em – Bm – Daug – Gmaj7 – A7 – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – Eb/Bb – D/F# – G – D – G6 – G/D – Daug – G – D/F# – G – D – Gmaj7 – Em – G/D – D – G6 – A7 – Em7 – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – …

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