Chords of: 17 by: Mary Gu. (Bb, Cm, Cm7, Ab) 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.
“17” by Mary Gu is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Cm, Cm7, Ab.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Ab → Cm → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Eb → Cm → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:30 | 18% |
| Cm | 0:30 | 18% |
| Ab | 0:26 | 15% |
| Gm | 0:21 | 12% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:11 | 6% |
| Ab6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Cm – Ab – Cm – F/C – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb – Bbm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb/G – Ab – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb – F – Cm – Ab – Fm – Gm – Cm – Ab – Fm – Gm – Cm7 – Ab – F7 – Gm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Gm – F7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Cm – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – D – …
