CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ruin, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ruin by: Usher, Pheelz. (F, F6, Fmaj7, 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.

About the chords of “Ruin”

“Ruin” by Usher, Pheelz is in C Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F6, Fmaj7, C.

F6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm7 → F → F6 → Dm7 → C → Fmaj7 → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F61:0033%
C0:3922%
Fmaj70:3318%
Gmaj70:095%
F0:085%
Dm70:084%
G0:053%
G/F0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Dm7 – C – F – Dm7 – G – F – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G/F – F6 – G6 – F6 – Fdim – Dm7 – Gmaj7 – Dm – G/F – C – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Gmaj7 – F6 – C – F6 – G – F6 – Fdim – F – C – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C/G – Gmaj7 – F6 – C – F6 – C – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Fmaj7 – C – Gaug – Fmaj7 – …