About the chords of “Blue on Black (feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert & Brian May)”
“Blue on Black (feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert & Brian May)” by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert, Brian May, Five Finger Death Punch is in C Minor and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, D, G/B, Ebm7b5/Db.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7b5/Db → Dm → D → G → D → G → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| D | 1:32 | 33% |
| C | 0:36 | 13% |
| G/B | 0:33 | 12% |
| Ebm7b5/Db | 0:16 | 6% |
| G7/B | 0:14 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:11 | 4% |
Chord progression, in order
Ebm7b5/Db – Dm – D – C – G – F/G – D – C – G – F – D – C – G/B – G7 – D – C – G – F6 – D – C6 – G – G7 – D – C – G/B – Dm7 – D – C – G/B – Dm – G/A – C6 – G/B – F6 – D – C – G7/B – D – C – G/B – F6 – Dm – C – G7/B – Cmaj7 – D – C – G/B – …
