CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Love and Happiness, chord by chord.

Chords of: Love and Happiness by: Al Green. (Abm7, Abm, B, B7/D#) 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 “Love and Happiness”

“Love and Happiness” by Al Green is in Ab Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, Abm, B, B7/D#.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → E → Abm → Ebm7 → Abm7 → Abm → Abm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm1:3738%
Abm71:0626%
B0:208%
E70:135%
Eb70:073%
B7/D#0:062%
Ab70:052%
F#maj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – C#m – Abm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7b5 – E – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Abm – Emaj7 – E7 – Eb7 – Abm7 – E7 – Eb7 – Abm – B – B7/D# – Amaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm – F#maj7 – Abm – F#maj7 – Dm6 – C#m7 – B – D7 – C#m – B – Ebm7b5 – Abdim – F#m6 – Abm – F#7 – Abm7 – F#7 – Dmaj7 – B – Abmaj7 – D6 – C#m – B – D6 – C#m – B – E7 – …