Chords of: Such A Shame by: Talk Talk. (D, C, Em7, Am) 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.
“Such A Shame” by Talk Talk is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C, Em7, Am.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bbmaj7 → Gm → Dm → Bb → Gm → Dm7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:16 | 31% |
| C | 0:35 | 15% |
| Em7 | 0:25 | 10% |
| Am | 0:19 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:16 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Em | 0:10 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:08 | 3% |
D – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Dm – Bb – Gm – Dm7 – Am – Dm – Am – E/B – Bm7 – Em7 – C – D – Em7 – C – D – Em7 – C7/E – D – C – D6 – Bm – C – Em – D – Dm – Bb – Gm – Bb – Em7b5/D – Dm – Bb – Gm – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – Bm7 – Em7 – C – D – Em7 – C/E – D – Em7 – …
