About the chords of “KILLER”

“KILLER” by Blueyes is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, G, Ebmaj7, Cm.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Ebmaj7 → G → Gm → G → Gm → Eb6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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

Gm – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – G – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Eb – C – D6 – Gm – Cm – F/C – G – Cm – Gm – Eb6 – D – Eb7/G – Cm – C7 – Gm – Cm – G – Eb7/G – C7 – G – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Cm7 – Am7 – Gm – A/G – Ebdim – C6 – D – A – C6 – D – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Ebmaj7 – …

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