CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Criminal, chord by chord.

Chords of: Criminal by: Sheko. (Gmaj7, Bm, Amaj7, E7) 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 “Criminal”

“Criminal” by Sheko is in B Minor and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Bm, Amaj7, E7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 5:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → E7 → Bm → E7/G# → Dm7b5 → Fmaj7 → E7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm1:3030%
Gmaj70:5518%
E70:238%
Amaj70:238%
F#70:196%
Fmaj70:176%
Em70:134%
E7/G#0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – F# – E7 – Bm – G/B – Bm – E7/G# – Dm7b5 – Fmaj7 – Ebaug – Fmaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – Dm6 – Ebm – F6 – Em7 – F6 – C#7/E# – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Fmaj7 – G – Bm – G/B – Bm – G – Bm – E7 – D – C#7 – B – Bm – G/B – F#/G# – Bm – G – F# – Bm – Em – Bm – C#7 – B – E7 – Fmaj7 – F#7 – Em7 – …