CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Samarian Boy, chord by chord.

Chords of: Samarian Boy by: Musa Keys. (Gm, Ebmaj7, F, Cm6) 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 “Samarian Boy”

“Samarian Boy” by Musa Keys is in G Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Ebmaj7, F, Cm6.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Ebmaj7 → F → Gm → Ebmaj7 → Gm7 → Ebmaj7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash 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
Gm1:0834%
Ebmaj71:0131%
F0:137%
Cm60:105%
Cm0:105%
C7/E0:074%
C60:063%
Gm70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Dm – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Gm7b5 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – C6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Cm6 – G – C7/E – Cm – Gm – C6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Cm6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – …