CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Honestly, chord by chord.

Chords of: Honestly by: Eric Nam. (Eb6, Cm7, Gm, Bb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Honestly”

“Honestly” by Eric Nam is in G Minor and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Cm7, Gm, Bb.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Bb6 → Cm → Gm → Abmaj7 → Bb → Cm → Gm7. 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 E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm70:5728%
Gm0:2914%
Bb0:2312%
Abmaj70:168%
Ab60:157%
Cm0:126%
Bb60:115%
Ab0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Bb7/D – Cm – Ab6 – Bb6 – Cm – Gm – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Gm7 – Fm – Bb/Ab – Gm – Cm7 – Bb7 – Gm – Ab – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Ab6 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Ab6 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb6 – Eb/Bb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb/G – Cm7 – …