CHORD LIBRARY

Play along It Was A Good Day, chord by chord.

Chords of: It Was A Good Day by: Ice Cube. (Gm7, Eb/F, Bb7, F#7/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 “It Was A Good Day”

“It Was A Good Day” by Ice Cube is in C Minor and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 173 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Eb/F, Bb7, F#7/A#.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 5:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Eb/F → Gm7 → Eb/F → Gm7 → Eb/F → Gm7 → Eb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 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
Gm71:2127%
Eb/F0:5819%
F70:227%
Bb70:196%
Fm70:176%
F#7/A#0:175%
Em70:155%
F60:145%

Chord progression, in order

F# – Eb/F – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Fm7b5 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – F7 – Gm7 – G7 – F7 – Gm – F6 – Eb/F – B – Gm7 – F6 – F7 – Gm – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – F/C – Eb/F – F7 – Gm7 – Gmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – …