Chords of: Cruel by: Jackson Wang. (F#m7b5/E, Bm, Gmaj7, G6) 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.
“Cruel” by Jackson Wang is in B Minor and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7b5/E, Bm, Gmaj7, G6.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Cmaj7 → G6 → Bm → E7 → F#aug → E7 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:23 | 12% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| E | 0:12 | 7% |
| B | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| E/D | 0:09 | 5% |
B – Cmaj7 – G6 – F#m7 – G6 – D – Emaj7 – Bm – C# – Bm7 – A7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – F#aug – E7 – Bm – C#m7b5/B – C#7 – D – C# – Bm7 – A7 – Bm7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – E/D – Dmaj7 – Em – D6 – E – Gmaj7 – F# – D/E – Bm – A/B – Dmaj7 – B – A7 – Bm7 – E6 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – D6 – Emaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – …
