CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 10年桜, chord by chord.

Chords of: 10年桜 by: AKB48. (Cmaj7, C, Abmaj7, C#m7) 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 “10年桜”

“10年桜” by AKB48 is in Db Major and runs at about 172 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 65 different chords across 206 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, C, Abmaj7, C#m7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 7:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Em → C → Dm7 → Cmaj7 → Fm → F → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:0114%
Cmaj70:358%
Em0:286%
C#m70:276%
F0:225%
Dm70:194%
G0:174%
Abmaj70:153%

Chord progression, in order

C6 – Em – C – Dm7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – Fm – F – Fmaj7 – Em – Bbm7b5/Ab – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fm6 – Dm7 – Em7b5 – Em – C – F – C7/E – C6 – Cm7 – Cmaj7 – F – C – Dm7 – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – C – F – Em – Dm – Em – Gm7 – C – Em – Fmaj7 – Am7 – G – Cmaj7 – E – A – Dm7 – G – C – …