CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Play Ugly, chord by chord.

Chords of: Play Ugly by: AKMU. (Amaj7, D6, A6, E7) 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 “Play Ugly”

“Play Ugly” by AKMU is in C Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, D6, A6, E7.

D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → E7 → F#m → Bm → Bm7 → Bm6 → A6 → Abm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D60:2714%
A60:2412%
E70:2211%
Bm70:1910%
Bm0:189%
Amaj70:158%
D0:126%
Dmaj70:094%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – E7 – F#m – Bm – Bm7 – Bm6 – A6 – Bm – D – Abm7b5 – Amaj7 – D6 – B7 – E7/G# – A – F#m – D6 – A6 – D6 – F#m – Em – Bm7 – E7 – A6 – Bm – E7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E7 – A – D – D6 – A6 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – E – Dm7b5 – D – E7 – Emaj7 – D6 – Baug – Bm7 – Abm7b5 – Am6 – …