Chords of: Sad But True by: The Hu. (Eb, Ebm7, Eb7, Ab) 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.
“Sad But True” by The Hu is in Eb Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 158 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ebm7, Eb7, Ab.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 6:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → Eb → Ab → A → Ab → Am → Ab → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:46 | 29% |
| Ebm7 | 0:33 | 9% |
| Eb7 | 0:27 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:23 | 6% |
| C# | 0:18 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| F# | 0:13 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:13 | 3% |
C7 – Eb – F#7 – Eb – Gm7b5/F – Ab – A – Ab – A6 – Am – Ab – A – Ab – Eb – C# – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – Eb – C#6 – Eb – C# – Eb – C# – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb7 – C#m6 – Eb – C#m6 – Ab7 – F# – B – E/B – Eb – Bbdim – Eb – Emaj7 – Ab – F# – Ab7 – F# – Bmaj7 – E6 – Eb – C#6 – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb – …
