Chords of: 1944 by: Jamala. (Abmaj7, Gm, G, Ebmaj7) 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.
“1944” by Jamala is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Gm, G, Ebmaj7.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → D7 → G → Eb6 → D7 → Gm → Eb6 → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 0:35 | 19% |
| G | 0:34 | 19% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:31 | 17% |
| Eb6 | 0:24 | 13% |
| D7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| G/D | 0:08 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Ebmaj7 – D7 – G – Eb6 – D7 – Gm – Eb6 – Daug – D7 – Daug – G – Ebmaj7 – G/D – Gm – Ebmaj7 – G/D – Gm – G – G7 – Eb – D7 – Em7b5/D – G – C/G – Eb6 – D7 – G – Ebmaj7 – Ddim – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb7/D – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – G – C – Gm – Ebmaj7 – D – D7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – …
