Chords of: To Be Loved by: Adele. (D, C#, Ab, 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.
“To Be Loved” by Adele is in F Minor and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C#, Ab, Fm.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 6:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Eb → Cm7 → Ab → Cm → Fm7 → Bb → Fm7. 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 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:04 | 17% |
| Ab | 1:01 | 17% |
| Fm | 0:24 | 7% |
| Cm7 | 0:24 | 6% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:23 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:19 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| Bbm | 0:15 | 4% |
Gm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm – Fm7b5/Eb – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Gdim – Cm – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab – Bbm – Fm7b5/Eb – Ab – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb/G – Gdim – Cm – Fm7 – Fm7b5 – C# – Bbm – Ab – Bbm7 – Bb – Ab/Eb – Eb/G – Fm – Eb – Eb6 – Eb7 – Ab6 – C# – Cm7 – Cm – Bbm – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Ab – Cm – Fm – …
