CHORD LIBRARY

Play along CARNIVAL, chord by chord.

Chords of: CARNIVAL by: ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign. (A, F, C#maj7, Fm) 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 “CARNIVAL”

“CARNIVAL” by ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign is in F Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F, C#maj7, Fm.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Ab → F → F7 → C#maj7 → F7 → C#maj7 → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#maj70:4619%
F0:4016%
F70:2711%
Fm0:2711%
Fmaj70:125%
C#0:125%
F#60:094%
Ab0:094%

Chord progression, in order

F – C# – Ab – F – C# – Ab – F – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – F – C# – Ab – Bbm7b5/Ab – F7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – F7 – F#m – C#maj7 – F7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – F – F# – C#maj7 – Fm7 – F#m6 – C#maj7 – F7 – Fm6 – F#m6 – C# – F7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – F7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – Bb/F – Fm – F# – C#6 – Fm – F#maj7 – C#6 – F – Eb7 – …