Chords of: HAPPENING by: AKMU. (Ab7/C, D, C#7, A) 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.
“HAPPENING” by AKMU is in A Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 181 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7/C, D, C#7, A.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → F#m7b5/E → Cm7 → Bb7 → Eb → F#7/A# → D → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:46 | 16% |
| D | 0:40 | 14% |
| C#7 | 0:37 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 8% |
| F#7/A# | 0:17 | 6% |
| Dm6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 3% |
A7 – C – A7 – Ebm7b5 – C – Am7b5 – E7 – Ebmaj7 – Eaug – F#m7b5/E – Eb – Fmaj7 – B6 – F#maj7 – Cm7 – A – Bb7 – Eb – Cdim – Gm – F#7/A# – D – Dm – Ddim – Amaj7 – C#7 – D – Dm – Ddim – A – C#7 – D – Dm6 – A – C#7 – D – Dm6 – A – C#7 – Dmaj7 – Dm – A – C#7 – D6 – D – Dm – G – A – …
