CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Paparude, chord by chord.

Chords of: Paparude by: Spike. (Abm7b5/Gb, Gm7, G, Gm) 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 “Paparude”

“Paparude” by Spike is in C Minor and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 41 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, Gm7, G, Gm.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → G → G7 → Gmaj7 → G → Gmaj7 → Gm6 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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
Gm70:4431%
G0:3122%
Gm0:1510%
G70:129%
Gmaj70:096%
Ebmaj70:053%
Cmaj70:043%
Abm7b50:043%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Ebaug – Abm7b5 – G – G7 – Abmaj7 – A – Fm7b5/Eb – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – G – Gmaj7 – Gm6 – Cmaj7 – G – Ebmaj7 – Bb/D – G/D – Dm7 – Gm7 – Gm – Ebaug – Abm7b5 – G – Bb7/D – G7 – Gm7 – Gm – Ebm6 – Gm7 – Cmaj7 – G – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm7 – Gm7 – Gm – Ebaug – Abm7b5 – G – Abm7b5/Gb