CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Stones, chord by chord.

Chords of: Stones by: Marko Hietala. (C7, Gm, D, 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.

About the chords of “Stones”

“Stones” by Marko Hietala is in G Minor and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 194 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Gm, D, Gm7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D → C/G → Gm7 → Eb/G → Gm7 → Eb → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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
Gm1:3029%
D0:4715%
Gm70:3210%
Eb0:248%
F0:134%
Dm0:103%
Em0:093%
Ebmaj70:062%

Chord progression, in order

D – Gm6 – Dm – Em7b5/D – D – Gm – Dm – C6 – Bbmaj7 – G6 – Ebmaj7 – D – D7 – G/D – Dm – C – Bb6 – G – A7 – Ebmaj7 – D – G/D – Dm – C – Bb6 – G – A – D – F – Gm7 – C/G – Gm7 – Eb/G – Gm7 – Eb – Bb6 – Gm – F – Gm – F – Gm – D7 – Eb – Bb – C7 – Dm – Gm – F – …