CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Let Me Down Slowly, chord by chord.

Chords of: Let Me Down Slowly by: Alec Benjamin. (C#m, Abm, B6, B) 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 “Let Me Down Slowly”

“Let Me Down Slowly” by Alec Benjamin is in Ab Minor and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Abm, B6, B.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → B → Abm → F#7 → B → C#m → Abm → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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
C#m0:4628%
Abm0:4024%
A0:1811%
B60:1610%
B0:159%
Amaj70:085%
Abm70:074%
A60:042%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – B – Abm – A – F#7 – B – Abm7 – A6 – C#m – F#7 – B – Abm7 – E6 – A6 – C#m – B – Abm – F#m – C#m – B – Abm – A6 – C#m – Abm – A – C#m – Abm – Amaj7 – C#m – Abm – Amaj7 – C#m – B6 – Abm – A – C#m – Abm – C#m – A – C#m – Abm – E – A – C#m – B6 – Abm – A6 – C#m – …