Chords of: Roadside by: Mahalia. (Abmaj7, Fm7, G7, Gm7) 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.
“Roadside” by Mahalia is in C Minor and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Fm7, G7, Gm7.
G7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → F → G7 → Abmaj7 → G7 → Fm7 → G7 → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G7 | 0:52 | 23% |
| Fm7 | 0:35 | 15% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:30 | 13% |
| Gm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 4% |
| G | 0:10 | 4% |
| Cm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 4% |
G7/B – F – G7 – Fm7 – G7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Fm7 – G – G7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – G7 – G – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cm – G – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Fm7 – G7 – Eb – Fm – Gm7b5 – Cm – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Eb – G – Fm7 – Eb – G7 – Eb/G – Bb6 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Gaug – Bb6 – Fm7 – Eb – G7 – …