Chords of: Don't Give Up by: Peter Gabriel. (C, Eb, Cm7, Bb) 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.
“Don't Give Up” by Peter Gabriel is in Eb Major and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 162 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Eb, Cm7, Bb.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 6:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Bb → Cm7 → Eb → Bb → C → Cm → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:18 | 20% |
| Cm7 | 0:52 | 13% |
| Bb | 0:51 | 13% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:40 | 10% |
| Cm | 0:35 | 9% |
| Fm7 | 0:31 | 8% |
| Eb/G | 0:26 | 7% |
| C | 0:19 | 5% |
Cm7 – Bb7 – Cm7 – Gm – F/C – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb7 – Ab/C – Bb/F – Cm7 – C – Bb7 – Dm7b5/C – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – Bb6 – F6 – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – C – F6 – Cm – Bb/C – Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Cm – Dm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Fm7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb/G – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – …
