CHORD LIBRARY

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

Chords of: It Was A Good Day by: Ice Cube. (C#maj7, Gm7, Eb/F, Gm) 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 F Minor and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Gm7, Eb/F, Gm.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb/F → Gm7 → Eb/F → Gm7 → Eb/F → Gm7 → Eb/F → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm71:3436%
Eb/F1:2633%
F60:239%
Fm70:177%
F70:156%
Gm0:104%
Cm0:052%
G70:021%

Chord progression, in order

Eb/F – Cm – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – F7 – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – F7 – Gm – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – F6 – Eb/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – Dm7b5/C – Eb/F – F7 – Gm – F6 – …