CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shiny, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shiny by: Jemaine Clement. (C/D, Em, G, Em7) 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 “Shiny”

“Shiny” by Jemaine Clement is in E Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, Em, G, Em7.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → Em → A7 → Am7 → Em → A7 → Eb6 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:2613%
G0:179%
C0:126%
Ebmaj70:126%
C60:115%
A70:115%
Bb0:105%
Em70:095%

Chord progression, in order

Edim – Gaug – A7 – Gm7 – Em – A7 – Cm – Eb – Am7 – Em – A7 – Eb6 – Am7b5 – C#m7b5/B – G – C6 – G – C – G – C6 – Am – D – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Am7 – D – Ebdim – Em – Bbm7b5/Ab – A7/C# – Em7b5/D – A7 – Eb – A – Am7 – Ebdim – F7/A – F#m7 – Cm6 – Emaj7 – D – Am6 – F – Ab6 – …