CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Great War, chord by chord.

Chords of: Great War by: Sabaton. (Cm, C, G, Ab) 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 “Great War”

“Great War” by Sabaton is in C Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 207 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, C, G, Ab.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → C → Cm → Ab → C → Cm7 → Bb → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:5220%
Bb0:3814%
C0:3011%
Fm0:2710%
Ab0:259%
Eb0:239%
G0:187%
Dm0:093%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Eb – Bb – C – Eb – Bb – Cm – Dm7b5/C – C – Eb – Bb – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Ab – Bb – Cm – Fm – Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Bb – C – Cm7 – C – Fm – Eb – Bb – C – Cm7 – C – Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm – …