CHORD LIBRARY

Play along VMA, chord by chord.

Chords of: VMA by: Niaks. (Cm, Cm6, Gm, Bb6) 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 “VMA”

“VMA” by Niaks is in C Minor and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm6, Gm, Bb6.

Cm6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7b5/G → D → Cm → Cm6 → Gm → C6 → Gm → Cm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm60:4126%
Gm0:3724%
Cm0:128%
Cm70:107%
Bb60:096%
G0:074%
Am7b5/G0:053%
Cmaj70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Am7b5/G – D – Cm – Cm6 – Gm – C6 – Gm – Cm6 – C# – Cmaj7 – C7 – Bmaj7 – Cm6 – Cmaj7 – Cm6 – Gdim – G/B – Cm7 – G – Cm6 – G – Gm7b5 – Cm6 – G/B – Bb6 – Cm6 – Gm7b5 – Bbaug – Cm – C#aug – D7 – Gdim – D7 – Cm6 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Cm6 – Gm – Cm6 – Bb6 – Cm6 – C7/E – Bb6 – Cm6 – Bb6 – …