About the chords of “Cherry Talk”

“Cherry Talk” by tripleS is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, C7, Bb, C.

C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Cm → Am7 → Eb → Am7 → C7 → Bb7 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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

F – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Am7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Am7 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – F#6 – Bb7 – C#7 – C7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bb/C – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – F6 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – Bb/F – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – C – Eb6 – Bb – C#maj7 – C7 – Bb6 – Ebm6 – Bb – B7/D# – …

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