CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Opaque, chord by chord.

Chords of: Opaque by: Maes. (C7, Gm, Cm7, Ebmaj7) 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 “Opaque”

“Opaque” by Maes is in G Minor and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Gm, Cm7, Ebmaj7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Cm → Bb6 → Cm7 → Ebmaj7 → Cm7 → Eb7/G → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm1:2139%
Cm70:3215%
Ebmaj70:168%
Baug0:115%
G0:105%
Eb0:084%
Bmaj70:073%
C70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Eb – Eb6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm – Eb – Eb6 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Bm – Eb – G/B – Cm7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Cm7 – Ab7/C – G – Eb7/G – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Amaj7 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Eb – G – Ebmaj7 – G – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Eb – Bb6 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#7 – Cm7 – Gm – Baug – Gm – …