About the chords of “Hög standard”

“Hög standard” by Peps Blodsband is in C Minor and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Gm, Gm7, Dmaj7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → F → Cm → Gm → Em7 → D → Dmaj7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

Gm – F – Cm – Gm – Cm – F/C – Cm7 – Gm – G/D – Em – F#m – Gm – Em7 – D – Dmaj7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb – Dmaj7 – C7/E – Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb – Eb – Dm – Cm6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Cm – Fm7b5 – Gm7 – Bb – Dmaj7 – Bbm – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – C – Dm – Eb7 – Am7b5/G – …

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