Chords of: Prelude by: Miley Cyrus. (Eb, Cm, Fm, Bbm) 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.
“Prelude” by Miley Cyrus is in C Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 43 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm, Fm, Bbm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Bbm → F#maj7 → Fm → Cm → Fm → Bb6 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:25 | 16% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 14% |
| Bbm | 0:13 | 8% |
| G | 0:11 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:10 | 7% |
| Bb6 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Ab6 | 0:07 | 5% |
F#maj7 – Bbm – F#maj7 – Dm7b5/C – Fm – Cm – Gm – Cm – Fm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Cm7 – Ab/C – Cm – Ab6 – C# – Fm – Eb6 – Gm7b5/F – F/Eb – C# – Cm – G7 – Cm – Bb6 – C#/G# – Fm7 – Eb7 – Eb/Bb – G – Cm7 – Gm7 – Fm – Cm – Gm – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb6 – C#7 – Bmaj7 – Bb – Eb
