Chords of: Scars by: Tom MacDonald. (C7, Ab, Fm7, C#) 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.
“Scars” by Tom MacDonald is in Ab Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Ab, Fm7, C#.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Ab → Ebm → Fm7 → Ebm → Ab6 → Ab → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:23 | 39% |
| Fm7 | 0:28 | 13% |
| C# | 0:23 | 11% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ebm | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Ebm – Ab – Ebm – Fm7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Ebm – Ab6 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb7 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb7 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb7 – C#m – Fm7 – C# – Ab – C#/D# – Ab – Ebm – Fm7 – Ab – Bb/Ab – Eb – Ab6 – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm7b5 – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – …
