CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Heartache, chord by chord.

Chords of: Heartache by: Jaykae. (Cm, Abmaj7, Cm7, C7) 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.

About the chords of “Heartache”

“Heartache” by Jaykae is in C Minor and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Abmaj7, Cm7, C7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Eb/Db → Bdim → Cm → Abmaj7 → Fm6 → Abmaj7 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:3317%
Abmaj70:3116%
Cm70:2614%
C70:2010%
Bm7b5/A0:084%
Ebmaj70:063%
C#maj70:063%
Fm60:063%

Chord progression, in order

C#maj7 – Eb/Db – Bdim – Cm – Fm7b5 – Cm – G – Cm – Abmaj7 – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – Abm – Abmaj7 – G/F – Abmaj7 – C7 – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – Fm6 – Cm – Abm – G7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – C#dim – Bb – Cm – Fm7b5 – Cm – G7 – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – C – Eb7/G – Bb/F – Cm – Fm7b5 – Cm7 – D – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – C – Cm7 – Daug – Cm7 – Bm7b5 – C7 – Bm7b5/A – …