Chords of: West Side by: The Game. (Gm, Gmaj7, Bb6, C7) 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.
“West Side” by The Game is in G Minor and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 51 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Gmaj7, Bb6, C7.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Am7 → Gm → Gmaj7 → C7 → C → Gm → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 1:26 | 51% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:33 | 20% |
| Bb6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:04 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| C | 0:03 | 2% |
| C6 | 0:03 | 2% |
G/B – Gm – Am7 – Gm – C#7/E# – Gm – C – Gmaj7 – Bbm7 – C7 – C – Gm – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Gmaj7 – Gm – A7/C# – C7 – C#m7b5/B – Gm – Gmaj7 – Bb6 – Gdim – Gmaj7 – Cm – Gmaj7 – Bbm6 – Gmaj7 – Bbaug – C# – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bb6 – Cmaj7 – Gm – Dmaj7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Bm6 – Gm – C6 – C#m7b5/B – Gm – F#m6 – D7 – C7 – Gm – …
