Chords of: Marianne by: Kery James. (Gmaj7, Cm, Am, C7) 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.
“Marianne” by Kery James is in A Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 78 different chords across 291 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Cm, Am, C7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 10:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → C#maj7 → Cm6 → Cmaj7 → Cm6 → Emaj7 → Bbm7b5 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 2:00 | 20% |
| Am | 0:42 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:29 | 5% |
| C7 | 0:28 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:22 | 4% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:21 | 3% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 3% |
Amaj7 – C#maj7 – Cm6 – Cmaj7 – Cm6 – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Emaj7 – Cm6 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ab6 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – Bb/C – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – G7 – Cmaj7 – G7/B – Ab7/C – Dm7b5/C – Abmaj7 – Cm – G7 – Cdim – G7/B – Ab/C – G7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Ab/C – G7 – Cm – G7 – Cm – G7 – Cm – Ab/C – …
