CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Cure, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Cure by: KARINA, KUN, KANGTA, ONEW, TAEYEON, Taeyong, SUHO, IRENE, Leeteuk, U-KNOW, MARK, BoA. (C, A, E6, Bm7) 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 “The Cure”

“The Cure” by KARINA, KUN, KANGTA, ONEW, TAEYEON, Taeyong, SUHO, IRENE, Leeteuk, U-KNOW, MARK, BoA is in C Major and runs at about 187 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, A, E6, Bm7.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m → A → F#m7 → A → E → D6 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:0529%
E0:4018%
F#m0:2511%
D0:2411%
Bm70:167%
F#m70:157%
E60:115%
Dmaj70:104%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – E – A – F#m – E – A – D6 – E – F#m – E – A – F#m7 – E – A – F#m7 – E – A – Dmaj7 – E – F#m7 – E – A – D – A – E – Dmaj7 – A – E – D – A – E – F#m7 – D6 – F#m – E – D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – E – C#7/E# – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – Bm7 – …