CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mad, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mad by: Ne-Yo. (C, G, Dm7, 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 “Mad”

“Mad” by Ne-Yo is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Dm7, F.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Bbm7b5 → G/D → C → Dm7 → C → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:5119%
G0:4918%
F0:3011%
Dm70:3011%
Am0:187%
Dm0:176%
Am70:156%
Bbm7b50:155%

Chord progression, in order

Bmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – G/D – C – G – Dm7 – F – G7 – C – G – Dm7 – Am – F – C – G6 – F – C – G – C/G – G6 – Dm7 – F – Am7 – G – F – G – Am7 – G – C – G6 – Dm7 – G – Am – F – Dm7 – G – Am – F – Dm7 – G6 – C – G – Dm – F – C – G – Dm – F – …