Chords of: Karate by: Alexander Marcus. (Ab, G7, G, Ab7) 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.
“Karate” by Alexander Marcus is in Ab Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, G7, G, Ab7.
G7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → C#7 → B → Am7 → G → Gmaj7 → G7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G7 | 0:32 | 19% |
| G | 0:27 | 16% |
| Ab7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| B | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 5% |
| C/D | 0:08 | 4% |
| C# | 0:06 | 4% |
C – Eb – Bb7 – Eb – C#7 – B – Am7 – Em – G – F7 – Gmaj7 – F – Em7b5/D – F7 – G7 – C – Dm7 – G – C/D – Dm7 – G – C/D – Dm7 – Bb7/D – Am – G – Em7b5/D – F – Em7 – F – G – G7 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – F – Em7 – F7 – G7 – Dm7 – G6 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Em7 – F – G7 – C – …
