Chords of: A Stone Only Rolls Downhill by: OK Go. (C7/E, Bb6, Bbmaj7, 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.
“A Stone Only Rolls Downhill” by OK Go is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7/E, Bb6, Bbmaj7, Dm7.
Bb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Dm → Bbmaj7 → C/D → Bb6 → Cm7 → F7 → Cm. 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 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb6 | 0:35 | 19% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:29 | 15% |
| Dm7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 5% |
| C | 0:07 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:06 | 3% |
| Eb | 0:05 | 3% |
C – Bbmaj7 – Dm – C6 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – C/D – Bb/D – Eb – Bb6 – Cm7 – Em7b5/D – F7 – Cm – F6 – Bb6 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – Dm7 – Eb – Bb6 – C7 – Cm – Bb – C – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – A7 – C – F – Bb – F – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Eb – Bb – C7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm – Em7b5 – F7 – …
