CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Left on Mars, chord by chord.

Chords of: Left on Mars by: Marko Hietala, Tarja. (F/C, C#, C, Fm) 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 “Left on Mars”

“Left on Mars” by Marko Hietala, Tarja is in F Minor and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 182 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F/C, C#, C, Fm.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7b5 → C → Ab → F → C → Ab → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:4515%
C0:3210%
Eb0:3110%
F0:238%
Cm0:207%
Cm70:196%
Bb0:196%
Fm0:186%

Chord progression, in order

Gm7b5 – C – Ab – F – C – Ab – F – C – Ab – Fm – F – C# – Eb – Bb – F – C – F/C – Cm7 – Gm7 – C7 – Cm – F/C – Cm7 – Gm7 – F6 – C7 – F/C – Eb – Gm7 – C – Bb – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – F6 – C – Ab – F – C – Dm7b5/C – Ab – F – C – F/C – Cm7 – Gm7 – C6 – Cm – F/C – …