CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra), chord by chord.

Chords of: Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) by: Kimbra, Gotye. (E7/G#, Dm7, D7, F/C) 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 “Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)”

“Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)” by Kimbra, Gotye is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 244 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7/G#, Dm7, D7, F/C.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dm7 → D7 → F/C → C → F/C → C → F/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
C1:2033%
Dm0:4719%
Dm70:2611%
F/C0:2510%
Bb60:156%
D70:104%
D0:083%
Bb0:083%

Chord progression, in order

D – C – Dm – C – Dm7 – C – Dm – C – Dm7 – C – Dm – C – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – C – D – C – Dm7 – C – D – C – D – C – D7 – C – Dm7 – C – D7 – C – Dm – C – Dm – C – D7 – C – Dm7 – Caug – D – C – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – Caug – …