Chords of: MIDDLE CHILD by: J. Cole. (Ab/C, Cm, Ebmaj7, Ab6) 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 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/C, Cm, Ebmaj7, Ab6.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Dm7 → Dm7b5 → Cm → Ab6 → Cm → Eb → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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 | 0:49 | 23% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:34 | 16% |
| Ab6 | 0:27 | 13% |
| Gm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| G7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:05 | 2% |
Cm – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Ab – Cm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Cm – Em7b5/D – F7 – Gm – Ab6 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Gmaj7 – Ab6 – Bb7 – Cm – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – G7/B – Cm – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Gmaj7 – Cm – G7 – Ab6 – G7/B – Gm – …
