CHORD LIBRARY

Play along New Kids on the Block, chord by chord.

Chords of: New Kids on the Block by: Jean, Solé. (Ebmaj7, G, Eb7/G, Abmaj7) 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 “New Kids on the Block”

“New Kids on the Block” by Jean, Solé is in C Minor and runs at about 187 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 43 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, G, Eb7/G, Abmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm → Cm → G → Eb7/G → Gm7 → G → Bbm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:3119%
Abmaj70:2415%
Eb7/G0:2415%
Gm0:1610%
Cmaj70:159%
Gmaj70:085%
Gm70:074%
Eb60:064%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Gm – Cm – G – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5 – Gm – Eb7/G – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – G – Abmaj7 – Bbm6 – Cmaj7 – Cm7 – G7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – G – Abmaj7 – G – Ebmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – Eb7/G – Abmaj7 – G – Abmaj7 – G6 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb7/G – Cm6 – Gm7 – G – Cm – Gm – Cm – Gm – Ebmaj7