CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 初夏, chord by chord.

Chords of: 初夏 by: Ado. (C, Abmaj7, Eb, Ebmaj7) 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 “初夏”

“初夏” by Ado is in Eb Major and runs at about 185 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Abmaj7, Eb, Ebmaj7.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb6 → Cm → Abmaj7 → Eb → Abmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Ebmaj7. 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 D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj70:2813%
Eb0:2311%
Fm70:199%
Ebmaj70:146%
G70:125%
Cm0:115%
C0:115%
Eb60:104%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – G6 – F#7 – Fmaj7 – Eb6 – G/B – Cm – Em7b5 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abm6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – Dm7b5/C – B7/D# – C – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bdim – Cm – Em7b5 – Cm – Ab6 – Eb – F7/A – Abmaj7 – G7 – Emaj7 – Em7b5 – F7 – Eb – Emaj7 – G6 – Cm – Bb6 – Eb – F7 – Eb/F – F – G7 – Cm7 – …