CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cruel, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cruel by: OBOY. (B6, F#m, Bm, 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 “Cruel”

“Cruel” by OBOY is in B Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, F#m, Bm, F#m7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → F#m → Bm → F#m → Bm6 → F#m7 → F#m → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:0535%
Bm0:5128%
F#m70:1910%
A0:168%
Dmaj70:053%
B60:053%
C#m0:042%
Bm60:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – F#m – Bm – B6 – F#m – Amaj7 – Bm – F#m – Bm6 – F#m7 – Ab – Bm – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – Bm – Emaj7 – F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm – F#m – Daug – Bm – F#m7 – Bm – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – Bm – F#m – E – F#m – A – Bm7 – A – B6 – A – Dmaj7 – A – D6 – A – B6 – F#m – Bm6 – F#m7 – Bm – F#m – …