CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Schwer, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Schwer”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:4863%
Fm0:3319%
C0:2414%
Am0:032%
F#dim0:021%
C60:010%

Chord progression, in order

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