About the chords of “Loch dür Zyt”

“Loch dür Zyt” by Züri West is in C Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Abmaj7, Fm7, C.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Abmaj7 → G → Fm7 → Cm → C → Abmaj7 → C/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – C/G – F/G – G – Fm7 – Cm – D – C – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – C/G – F7 – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Fm – C/G – Fm – Cm – Em7b5/D – Cm – C – Abmaj7 – F/G – G7 – Fm7 – Cm – D7 – C – Ab – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – C/G – G – Fm7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Cm – Ab – Fm7 – Cm – Ab – …

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