Chords of: Chop Suey! by: System Of A Down. (G, Gmaj7, Gm, Eb) 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.
“Chop Suey!” by System Of A Down is in Eb Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, Gm, Eb.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Am7 → Dm → Gaug → Gm → C6 → F/G → Eb/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:32 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:28 | 14% |
| Eb | 0:17 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:11 | 5% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Gm7 – Am7 – Dm – Gaug – Gm – C6 – F/G – Eb/G – Gm – Am7b5/G – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7b5/G – Bbmaj7 – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – G – F#7 – Am7 – C7 – G – F# – A7 – C – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#6 – Gm – Am7b5/G – F/G – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Gm – Am7b5/G – F – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – …
