Chords of: Hotstepper by: John Gibbons. (Cmaj7, Gmaj7, E/B, Bmaj7) 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.
“Hotstepper” by John Gibbons is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, Gmaj7, E/B, Bmaj7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → B6 → E/B → Gmaj7 → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:39 | 25% |
| A | 0:27 | 18% |
| Bm | 0:23 | 15% |
| D | 0:22 | 14% |
| G | 0:12 | 8% |
| E/B | 0:05 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 3% |
Bm – B – Gmaj7 – D6 – A6 – B – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D6 – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A – B7 – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – D/A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – …
