CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cynical, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cynical by: twocolors, Safri Duo, Chris de Sarandy. (Ab6, Emaj7, Ebm, E) 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 “Cynical”

“Cynical” by twocolors, Safri Duo, Chris de Sarandy is in E Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Emaj7, Ebm, E.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#/D# → Ab6 → Emaj7 → F# → Ebm → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Emaj71:0833%
Ebm0:3617%
E0:2211%
F#0:2010%
C#/D#0:168%
F#maj70:126%
F#60:084%
Ebm70:074%

Chord progression, in order

C#/D# – Ab6 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm – E – Emaj7 – F# – B/F# – Ebm7 – C#m – Emaj7 – F#6 – Ebm7 – E6 – E – F# – Ebm – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm – Ebm – C#m7 – E – F# – Ebm – E – F# – Ebm – Emaj7 – F#6 – Ebm7 – E6 – Emaj7 – F#6 – Ebm7 – E6 – E – F# – Ebm – Emaj7 – F#7 – Ebm – …