Chords of: Speak Now by: Leslie Odom Jr.. (Cm, Gm, Fm7, Bb) 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.
“Speak Now” by Leslie Odom Jr. is in C Minor and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Gm, Fm7, Bb.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → C → Gm → Cm → F → Gm → Cm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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 | 1:11 | 33% |
| Gm | 0:42 | 20% |
| Fm7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:17 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:15 | 7% |
| Eb6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
C – Cm – C – Cm – Gm – Cm – F – Cm – F – Gm – Cm – F – Cm – F – Gm – Cm – C7 – C – Gm – Eb/G – C – Bb7 – Fm7 – Eb – G7 – Fm – Fm7 – Cm – Bb – F – Cm – Fm – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – F – Cm – Gm7 – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Gm – Eb/G – C/G – Fm6 – Fm – …
