CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Play Ugly, chord by chord.

Chords of: Play Ugly by: AKMU. (Amaj7, Bm7, E7, D6) 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 23 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, Bm7, E7, D6.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → E7 → F#m → Bm → Bm7 → E7 → Gmaj7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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
Bm70:3518%
E70:2513%
D60:2412%
Bm0:2111%
A60:1910%
Dmaj70:158%
E0:105%
D0:095%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – E7 – F#m – Bm – Bm7 – E7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – B – D – B – E7/G# – Bm7 – E7 – A6 – D6 – A6 – D6 – Em – Bm7 – E7 – A6 – Bm – E7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E7 – A – D – D6 – A6 – D6 – A7/C# – Bm – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E – Dmaj7 – D – Amaj7 – Bm – Am6 – Bm7 – E – D6 – F#m – E7 – …