Chords of: It Is What It Is by: 42 Dugg. (Bb6, Cm, Ab6, Abmaj7) 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.
“It Is What It Is” by 42 Dugg is in C Minor and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 52 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Cm, Ab6, Abmaj7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Ab6 → Abmaj7 → Cm → Eb6 → Abmaj7 → Cm → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:39 | 22% |
| Ab6 | 0:33 | 19% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:28 | 16% |
| C | 0:27 | 15% |
| D | 0:14 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Cm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:03 | 2% |
C – Cm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – C – F – Cm – F/C – Eb6 – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Gaug – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Bb6 – F/G – Cm – F/C – Cm – C – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb/Bb – C – Bb6 – Cm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Eb6 – Ebm7b5/Db – F#maj7 – D – C/G – F – Cm – Eb/F – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – …
