Chords of: Gone Forever by: Mary J. Blige. (Cm, Cm7, C#maj7, Eb) 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.
“Gone Forever” by Mary J. Blige is in Db Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm7, C#maj7, Eb.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Cm → C#maj7 → Cm7 → F7 → Bbm6 → C#maj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:35 | 19% |
| C#maj7 | 0:29 | 16% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:18 | 10% |
| Bbm6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:08 | 5% |
F – Cm – Bbm – C#maj7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbm6 – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Faug – Fm7 – Bbm6 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm6 – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Eb7 – C#maj7 – Bbm6 – Fm – Eb – Fm – Bbm – Eb – C#6 – Cm7 – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – F7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – C# – Cm7 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Bbm – C – Fm – Bbm6 – C#maj7 – …
