Chords of: When Doves Cry by: Sam Perry. (Gmaj7, Bmaj7, G7, Emaj7) 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.
“When Doves Cry” by Sam Perry is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 48 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Bmaj7, G7, Emaj7.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Gdim → Eb/G → Abm → C# → Abm → Emaj7 → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 0:19 | 15% |
| G7 | 0:18 | 14% |
| Emaj7 | 0:12 | 10% |
| Abm | 0:10 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:09 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 7% |
| Eb/G | 0:04 | 4% |
| Gdim | 0:04 | 3% |
G7 – Gdim – Eb/G – C#m – Abm – C# – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Emaj7 – C#/B – Baug – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Eb7/G – C7 – Bmaj7 – Eb – E – Bmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – Cmaj7 – Bm – Cmaj7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Abm7 – Em – Caug – Abm – C#m – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – F# – C#m – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Abm6 – F#m7 – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – Eb7/G – Gmaj7
