Chords of: Birth of the Cruel by: Slipknot. (G6, C#, C#7, F7) 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.
“Birth of the Cruel” by Slipknot is in F Minor and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, C#, C#7, F7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → F#maj7 → Bb7 → C# → Bbm6 → C# → Gdim → C#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:11 | 26% |
| C#7 | 1:01 | 22% |
| F7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bb7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| G | 0:11 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bm7b5/A | 0:08 | 3% |
Bb7 – F#maj7 – Bb7 – C# – Bbm6 – C# – Gdim – Abmaj7 – C#7 – G – Abmaj7 – F – C# – G – C#7 – G – C# – G – C#7 – Bm6 – C#7 – D6 – C#7 – Bm6 – Am7 – C#7 – Bm7 – C#7 – B6 – Dmaj7 – C7 – Abm7 – D6 – C#/G# – Abm7 – C#7 – C# – F7 – C#7 – Gm – Abm – G – C# – G – C# – Gmaj7 – C# – Ebmaj7 – …
