About the chords of “Oblivion”

“Oblivion” by Margaret Berger is in C Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Dm, C.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Am → D → Dm → D → E7/G# → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

D – Am – D – E7/G# – D – G/D – Dm – D6 – D – E7/G# – D – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – G – D – C – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – G – D – C – Bb – Gm – Dm – C – Bb – G – Am7b5/G – Dm – C – Dm – D – Dm – Am – D7 – Dm – D – Dm – D7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Gm – Dm – C – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – G – …

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