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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 1:37 | 38% |
| Abm7 | 1:06 | 26% |
| B | 0:20 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Eb7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| B7/D# | 0:06 | 2% |
| Ab7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| F#maj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
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 – …
