Chords of: Cancer by: Tom MacDonald. (C6, G, G6, Cmaj7) 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.
“Cancer” by Tom MacDonald is in G Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, G, G6, Cmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Bm → G → G/D → G/B → G → E7/G# → G. 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 — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:43 | 50% |
| G6 | 0:17 | 8% |
| C | 0:12 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Em | 0:09 | 4% |
| G/B | 0:05 | 2% |
| Gm | 0:04 | 2% |
G – D – Bm – Cmaj7 – G – G/D – G/B – Abmaj7 – G – E7/G# – Cm – G – E7 – Cm – G – E/B – Cmaj7 – G – G7/B – B7 – Cmaj7 – G – Baug – Cm – G – G/B – Cm6 – Gm – G – C6 – G – Em – C – G6 – C – G – Em – C – G – Em7 – Abmaj7 – Am7 – G – Gm – Bm7 – Em7 – Caug – G – …
