Chords of: Schwer by: Paul Kalkbrenner. (Cm, Fm, C) 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.
“Schwer” by Paul Kalkbrenner is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 6 different chords across 36 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Fm, C.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 63% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → C → Cm → C → Cm → Fm → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:48 | 63% |
| Fm | 0:33 | 19% |
| C | 0:24 | 14% |
| Am | 0:03 | 2% |
| F#dim | 0:02 | 1% |
| C6 | 0:01 | 0% |
C – Cm – C – Cm – C – Cm – C6 – Fm – Cm – Am – Fm – Cm – Am – Fm – Cm – F#dim – Fm – Cm – F#dim – Fm – Cm – F#dim – Fm – Cm – F#dim – Fm – Cm – Am – Fm – Cm – Am – Fm – Cm – Am – Fm – Cm