CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Midnight (The Hanging Tree), chord by chord.

Chords of: Midnight (The Hanging Tree) by: HOSH, 1979. (Dm6, Fmaj7, A7, A) 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 “Midnight (The Hanging Tree)”

“Midnight (The Hanging Tree)” by HOSH, 1979 is in C Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm6, Fmaj7, A7, A.

Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → D → C6 → D7 → A7 → F → G/D → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fmaj70:3118%
A0:1810%
A70:169%
C60:148%
Dm70:137%
G0:106%
G60:085%
G/D0:085%

Chord progression, in order

G – C6 – D – G – Am – Dm – G – D – C6 – D7 – A – G/D – D7 – G/D – A – D/A – A7 – F – A/G – C/G – G – A7/C# – Cm – G/D – A – D/A – A7 – Fmaj7 – C6 – G – C6 – Dm7 – A7 – Fmaj7 – C/G – G – Cmaj7 – D7 – G/D – Dm – A7 – Fmaj7 – A7/C# – G – C6 – D – Am – Fmaj7 – …