CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cry on my shoulder, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cry on my shoulder by: Learn Zimbabwe, Gemma Griffiths. (C, Am7, C6, Cmaj7) 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 “Cry on my shoulder”

“Cry on my shoulder” by Learn Zimbabwe, Gemma Griffiths is in C Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am7, C6, Cmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Am7 → C → Am7 → C → Cmaj7 → Am7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:1139%
Am70:5027%
G0:158%
C60:106%
F0:095%
G60:095%
Fmaj70:052%
Cmaj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

F – C6 – G – Am7 – F – C – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am7 – F6 – C – G – Am7 – F6 – C – G6 – Am7 – Em – F – C – G – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – Am7 – F – C – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – C – G7 – Am7 – F6 – C – G7 – Am7 – F – C – G6 – Am7 – C – …