CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Glen Hansard - The Parting Glass, chord by chord.

Chords of: Glen Hansard - The Parting Glass by: Paste Magazine. (Dmaj7, B, B6, Bmaj7) 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 “Glen Hansard - The Parting Glass”

“Glen Hansard - The Parting Glass” by Paste Magazine is in C Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, B, B6, Bmaj7.

Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B6 → Bmaj7 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → B6 → B → C#m → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bmaj70:2014%
B60:1913%
B0:1611%
C#0:1511%
C#m0:064%
C#70:064%
C#maj70:054%
Bm0:054%

Chord progression, in order

F# – Emaj7 – C#7 – E/D – F#maj7 – B6 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C# – B – E – F#maj7 – C#7/E# – B – E – C#maj7 – B6 – C# – B – E/D – Ab7/C – C7 – B – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – B7/D# – B6 – C#maj7 – B – C#m – Ebm – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Bmaj7 – E – B – Ab – Bmaj7 – C#7 – B7 – E – F#7 – C#7/E# – F#m – E – C#m – Abm – …