CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The hole, chord by chord.

Chords of: The hole by: King Gnu. (Ebm7b5, Fm, C#maj7, Abmaj7) 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 hole”

“The hole” by King Gnu is in F Minor and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 159 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7b5, Fm, C#maj7, Abmaj7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Fm → C → Fm → Cm → Fm → Abmaj7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm0:3312%
C#maj70:3211%
Dm7b50:228%
Abmaj70:218%
Eb60:145%
Ebm7b50:145%
Cm0:135%
Cm70:124%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – Fm – Dm7b5 – C – Fm – Cm – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#/G# – Ab6 – Dm7 – Bb/D – C/E – Fm – Ab/Eb – Ab6 – Dm7b5 – Bb7/D – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bb/D – C – C7/E – Fm – Ab/Eb – Ab6 – Dm7b5 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Cm7 – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Cm7 – Ab – Gm7 – Eaug – Fm – Cm – C#maj7 – Dm7b5 – Eb – Dm7b5 – Eaug – Fm – Ab – Cm – …