NCT 127 - 1,2,7 (Time Stops) Chords

NCT 127 recently dropped their 4th album 질주 (2 Baddies). Today I will be breaking down the chords, as well as the harmonic analysis for "1,2,7 (Time Stops)". I'm a K-Pop producer, I guarantee you that I can show you the most accurate chords & voicings. 

Key / BPM

Key: C Major

BPM: 94 bpm

C Major Scale

Now let's get right into the chord progression.

Intro / Verse / Pre Chorus / Chorus / Bridge (0:00 - 3:34)

The entire song is a 4 measure loop. Within those 4 measures, the song uses 6 different chords you need to learn to play the song.

 

1. C Major 9

2. A Minor 7

3. C/D

4. D Minor 7

5. G add 9

6. E Minor 7

Measure 1 C Maj 9            A Min 7

Measure 2 C/D   D Min 7    G add 9

Measure 3 E Min 7            A Min 7

Measure 4 C/D   D Min 7    G add 9

It sounds like this:

Voicings

The same chord can sound totally different with different voicings. In order to accurately play the song, you need to have the right voicings. Please refer to the photos below to check out what kind of voicings were used in the song.

C Maj 9

A Min 7

C/D

D Min 7

G Add 9

E Min 7

Harmonic Analysis

The overall song stays in the C Major diatonic chords. However there is a part where C/D chord is played. We can interpret that chord as a Secondary Dominant V7 chord that transitions into G add9 after the D Min 7 chord. Please refer to the table below for roman numeral harmonic analysis.

Measure 1 I Maj 7            vi Min 7

Measure 2 V7/V   ii Min 7      V

Measure 3 iii Min 7            vi Min 7

Measure 4 V7/V   ii Min 7    V

 

You can also check out my other chord analysis for NewJeans Attention. Thank you for visiting my blog.

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