CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cool, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cool by: Mark Forster. (G#m, E, F#, B) 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 “Cool”

“Cool” by Mark Forster is in E Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G#m, E, F#, B.

G#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G#m → E → G#m → E → C# → E → G#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G#m0:4123%
E0:3721%
F#0:3620%
B0:2011%
Emaj70:105%
F0:074%
C#m70:063%
C#0:053%

Chord progression, in order

E – B – G#m – E – G#m – E – B – G#m – E – G#m – D#m – F# – C# – E – D#m – C# – G#m – F# – E – F# – E – G#m – F# – E – B – G#m – F# – E – B – G#m – F# – E – B – G#m – F# – E – B – G#m – F# – E – B – G#m – F# – E – B – G#m – F# – E – …