Countdown to midnight
Play at midnight in your local time, when 2026 becomes 2027.
Your local time
How to join
- Prepare your instrument
- Face west
- Play a G chord or G note
If you sing, play percussion, or cannot face west, you are still welcome to participate!
Instruments
- Chord-capable
- Any chord voicing of G
- Single-note
- Either concert or written G
- Voice
- Sing the pitch G in any comfortable octave
- Percussion
- A flam, crash, or your own interpretation
- Electronic
- Play or trigger a G using your synth, sampler, sequencer, or modular system
- A sound or sequence without a particular pitch is welcome, too
Record and share
Recording is optional. The important part is playing. If you want to share your performance, record it at your local midnight and post it on Instagram when you're ready.
Tag @quentinlintz and add #gchordnye so the community can find it!
Join the Midnight Chord Club
Join more than 800 people in the Midnight Chord Club, a Discord community dedicated to G Chord NYE.