Chords of: Colors and Shapes by: Mac Miller. (F7, Gm7, Ebmaj7, Bbmaj7) 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.
“Colors and Shapes” by Mac Miller is in C Minor and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F7, Gm7, Ebmaj7, Bbmaj7.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Bbm → Gm7 → Dm → Bb → Gm7 → Bbmaj7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 1:59 | 47% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:46 | 18% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:08 | 3% |
| Gm7b5 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Bb/F | 0:05 | 2% |
Bbmaj7 – Bbm – Baug – F/C – Gm7 – Dm – Em7b5 – Bb – Gm7 – Aaug – Gm7 – F#maj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Em7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb/F – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Em – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – F#maj7 – Bb6 – F#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Gm7 – Am6 – Gm7 – Dm – Bb – Dm – Gm7 – Em7b5 – Eb6 – …
