Chords of: Trouble Is a Friend by: Lenka. (Cm, Bb, Eb, 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.
“Trouble Is a Friend” by Lenka is in C Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Bb, Eb, Ab.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bb → Cm → Bb → Abmaj7 → Eb → Bb → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:18 | 38% |
| Bb | 0:48 | 24% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 10% |
| Ab | 0:17 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fm7 | 0:03 | 1% |
Cm – Gm – Cm – Eb/Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Bb7 – Cm – Bb – Gm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Gm – Ab – Eb – Bb – G/B – C – Cm – Gm – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Bb7 – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Bdim – Cm – Gm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb/Bb – Eb – Bb – Cm – …
