Chords of: Monsters by: James Blunt. (Eb, Cm, Ab, Bb) 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.
“Monsters” by James Blunt is in C Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm, Ab, Bb.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm → Ab → Eb → Cm → Ab → Eb → Cm. 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 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:58 | 23% |
| Eb | 0:54 | 21% |
| Ab | 0:51 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:47 | 19% |
| Bb/D | 0:16 | 6% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:07 | 3% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Gm7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Eb – Gm – Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Gm7 – Eb – Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Ab – Eb – Eb6 – Bb – Ab – Ab6 – Bb – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Ab – Bb – Gm – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Ab – Bb – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Ab – Ab6 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Ab – Eb – Ebmaj7 – …
