Chords of: Because Of You by: Ne-Yo. (Cm, Cm7, Bb, Fm) 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.
“Because Of You” by Ne-Yo is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm7, Bb, Fm.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Abm7 → Gmaj7 → Ab7/C → Eb → Bb → Cm7 → Abmaj7. 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 | 1:03 | 27% |
| Bb | 0:34 | 15% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:21 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 6% |
| Fm7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gmaj7 – Abm7 – Gmaj7 – Ab7/C – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Fm – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Dm7b5/C – Cm7 – Fm7 – Eb/F – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Ebm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ab – Fm – Bb/F – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Fm7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – …
