Chords of: Black Bird by: Aimer. (A, Fm7, Ab, C#) 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.
“Black Bird” by Aimer is in Ab Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Fm7, Ab, C#.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm7 → Ab → Fm7 → Ab → Fm7 → Ab → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:38 | 18% |
| Ab | 0:37 | 18% |
| C# | 0:24 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 10% |
| C#6 | 0:18 | 9% |
| C#maj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb/Db | 0:07 | 4% |
| Eb/F | 0:06 | 3% |
C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb/F – Fm7 – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C# – Ab6 – Bb6 – Fm – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb/F – Fm7 – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ebm – Fm7 – C# – Cm – Ab/C – Bbm – …
