CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mixed Messages, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mixed Messages by: Tom Cardy. (Cm, Eb6, Cm7, Abmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Mixed Messages”

“Mixed Messages” by Tom Cardy is in C Minor and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Eb6, Cm7, Abmaj7.

Eb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bbm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → Eb6 → Cm → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb60:3021%
Cm70:2820%
Cm0:1511%
Gm70:139%
Bbm70:085%
Abmaj70:075%
Eb0:043%
Fm70:043%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Bbm7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – C7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – C#6 – Cm7 – F – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – F – Eb – D – Eb6 – F7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – B7 – Bbm7b5 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Bbm7b5 – Eb6 – Gm7 – C#m7b5/B – Bbm7 – Cm – F7 – D7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F – Eb – D – Eb6 – Dm6 – …