About the chords of “Proud”

“Proud” by Tamara Todevska is in C Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, C, Gm, Fm.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → C → F → Cm → Bbm → Bbm7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

C – F – C – F – C – F – G/F – F – Cm – Bbm – Bbm7 – C – Fm – Cm – Eb6 – Bbm – C#6 – C – Fm – Eb6 – Ab/Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Bbm6 – C – Dm7 – C/E – Eb/F – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab6 – Bbm – Bbm7 – C7 – C – D7 – C/G – Gm – Dm – F7 – Cm – C – Cm7 – Dm – Gm – …

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