CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Colonization, chord by chord.

Chords of: Colonization by: NSG. (C#m, F#m, F#, F#m7) 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 “Colonization”

“Colonization” by NSG is in Db Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, F#m, F#, F#m7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C#m7 → F#m7 → C#m7 → F#m7 → C#m7 → F#m → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:5125%
F#m0:4623%
F#0:2814%
F#m70:2714%
C#m70:126%
F#m60:073%
F#70:063%
F#/G#0:042%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm6 – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm6 – C#m – F#m – C#m – Ebm6 – C#m – F#m7 – C#m7 – Ab – C#m – F#m7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – F#m – C#m – F#m – F#m6 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – E7 – F#m – F# – C#m – F#7/A# – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – F# – E – F# – F#m7 – C# – F# – E – F# – E – F#/G# – C#m – F#m6 – C#m6 – …