CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Tough Time, chord by chord.

Chords of: Tough Time by: MENZI MUSIC. (A#, D#, Gm, F) 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 “Tough Time”

“Tough Time” by MENZI MUSIC is in G Minor and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 4 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A#, D#, Gm, F.

A# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 52% of the 5:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D# → A# → F → A# → D# → A# → D# → A#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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
A#2:3652%
D#1:2027%
Gm0:3311%
F0:3110%

Chord progression, in order

D# – A# – F – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – D# – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – D# – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – D# – A# – D# – A# – Gm – F – A# – D# – …