Chords of: Don't Shut Me Down by: ABBA. (Dmaj7, F, Cm, G) 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.
“Don't Shut Me Down” by ABBA is in C Minor and runs at about 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, F, Cm, G.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm → Cm → F → Bb → F → Bb/D → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:25 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:22 | 10% |
| G | 0:22 | 10% |
| A | 0:18 | 8% |
| Cm | 0:17 | 7% |
| C | 0:17 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:15 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 6% |
Bb – Eb – Gm – Cm – F – Bb – F – Bb – Dm – F – Dm7 – Bb/D – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Bb/F – Eb – Cm – F – Cm – F7 – Eb – Bb – Gm – Cm – Ab – Eb/G – Bb – Eb – Bb – Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bb – G – C – Dm – Em – Am – Dm – Am – Dm – G – C – G – …
