Chords of: Gangsta's Paradise by: Majd Khalil. (C/D, Ab, Cm, C) 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.
“Gangsta's Paradise” by Majd Khalil is in C Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 160 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, Ab, Cm, C.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bm → Cm → Bm → C/D → F#m7b5 → C/D → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:11 | 24% |
| Cm | 0:50 | 17% |
| C | 0:46 | 15% |
| G | 0:28 | 10% |
| Fm | 0:11 | 4% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:10 | 3% |
| Bm | 0:09 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 2% |
C – Cm7b5/Bb – D7/F# – Bm – D7 – Cm – F – Ebm – Bm – C/D – B/C# – F#m7b5 – C/D – Ab – Dm7b5/C – Cmaj7 – C – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cmaj7 – C – Cm7b5 – Ab – G – Ab – Ab6 – G – Cm – Ab – G – Ab – Gaug – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – G – Gaug – Ab – G – Cm – Ab – Dm7b5 – G – Cm – Ab – Bb7/D – Fm7b5/Eb – Cm – …
