CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Johnny, chord by chord.

Chords of: Johnny by: Tayna. (Abm, C#m, C#7, C#) 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 “Johnny”

“Johnny” by Tayna is in Ab Minor and runs at about 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C#m, C#7, C#.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Abm → C#m → Abm → C#m → Abm → C#m → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m1:1245%
Abm0:5333%
C#70:064%
Ebm70:064%
C#0:042%
Emaj70:032%
C#m70:021%
F#m0:011%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#7/A# – Abm – C#m – Abm – B/D# – Ebm7 – C#m – Abm – C#m – Abm – Cmaj7 – Abm – F#6 – C#m – C7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Abm – Ebm7b5 – C#m – F#m – C#m – F#7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Abm – C# – Ebm7 – C#m – F#m – C#m – Abm7 – Abm – C#m – Abm – Ebm7 – C#m – Abm – C#m – C#7/E# – C#m – Abm – C#7 – Emaj7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Eb – …