Chords of: MIDDLE CHILD by: J. Cole. (Ab/C, Cm, Ebmaj7, 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.
“MIDDLE CHILD” by J. Cole is in C Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/C, Cm, Ebmaj7, Gm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Dm7 → Dm7b5 → Cm → Ab6 → G7/B → Eb → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:37 | 18% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:32 | 15% |
| Ab6 | 0:30 | 14% |
| Gm7 | 0:27 | 13% |
| G7/B | 0:18 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:05 | 3% |
Cm – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Ab – Cm – Em – Cm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Cm – Em7b5/D – Fm7 – Gm – Ab6 – G7/B – Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm – Gm7 – Dm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Gm7 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Ab6 – Bb7 – Cm – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – G7/B – Cm – Ab6 – Gmaj7 – Cm – G7 – Ab6 – G7/B – Gm – …
