CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Getting Closer, chord by chord.

Chords of: Getting Closer by: New City. (F, Bbmaj7, Gm7, Dm7) 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 “Getting Closer”

“Getting Closer” by New City is in F Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bbmaj7, Gm7, Dm7.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Abm → Am → G → F/G → Bbmaj7 → Gm → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:3818%
Gm70:3014%
Dm70:2813%
Bbmaj70:2311%
Gm0:157%
C0:115%
Bb60:115%
C60:105%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Am7 – Abm – Bm7 – Dm7b5/C – Am – G – F/G – Bbmaj7 – Bb – F – Bb/C – C6 – F/G – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb/C – C6 – Gm – Bb6 – F – C – F – Gm – F/G – Gm – F – C – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C6 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – C6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb – F – Bb/C – F/C – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb – F – …