Chords of: Story sadder than sorrow by: Kim Bum-soo. (C, Eb, C#m7, Ab) 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.
“Story sadder than sorrow” by Kim Bum-soo is in Ab Major and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 187 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Eb, C#m7, Ab.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7/G → Ab → C#7 → E → F#7 → Bmaj7 → C#m7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:50 | 15% |
| C#m7 | 0:37 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:23 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:23 | 7% |
| F#7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 4% |
| Eb7 | 0:13 | 4% |
Eb7/G – Ab – C#7 – E – F#7 – Bmaj7 – Cm6 – Ab7/C – F#m7b5 – C#m7 – Eb – Abm – F#6 – Ab – Emaj7 – Eb – Ab – C#m – E/F# – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Abm – Eb7 – Ab – Emaj7 – E/F# – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – C#m7 – E/F# – F# – Bmaj7 – E – B6 – Bbm7b5 – Eb7 – Abm – Ebm – Fm7b5 – Bb7 – Eb – Eb7 – Abm – Ab7/C – …
