CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cowboys Don’t Cry, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cowboys Don’t Cry by: Oliver Tree. (Abmaj7, Eb, Bbm, Ab) 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 “Cowboys Don’t Cry”

“Cowboys Don’t Cry” by Oliver Tree is in Eb Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Eb, Bbm, Ab.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bbm → Ab6 → Bbm → Ab6 → Bbm → Ab → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:5027%
Ab0:3016%
Bbm0:2614%
Abmaj70:2011%
C#0:169%
C#maj70:105%
Eb60:095%
Ab60:063%

Chord progression, in order

C – Bbm – Ab6 – Eb – Bbm – Ab6 – Eb6 – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb – C# – Ab – Eb – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Abaug – Eb – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab – Eb – Bbmaj7 – C7/E – Bb – C – Ab – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb – C# – Ab – Eb – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb – …