About the chords of “Godthåbsvej”

“Godthåbsvej” by URO is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Am7, G6, Dm7.

Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → Em7 → F → C → Em7 → C6 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

F – C – A7 – F – C – Em7 – F – C – Em7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – Em – F – G – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em – Am – D/A – Am – E – Em – Dm7 – G6 – G – Dm7 – G6 – Am7 – Dm7 – C6 – G – G6 – Am7 – Dm7 – G6 – G – C6 – G – Em – F – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – D/A – Am7 – Em – Em7 – Dm7 – …

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