Chords of: That's How You Write A Song by: Alexander Rybak. (F, Bbm7, Fm7, Ab6) 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.
“That's How You Write A Song” by Alexander Rybak is in C Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bbm7, Fm7, Ab6.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb/F → Fm7 → Bbm7 → Fm7 → Bbm7 → Fm → Ab6 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:55 | 30% |
| Fm7 | 0:43 | 23% |
| Fm | 0:18 | 10% |
| Ab6 | 0:17 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| F | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bbm7b5 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bb/F | 0:04 | 2% |
Bb/F – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Cmaj7 – Fm7 – F – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7b5 – Bbm7 – Eb6 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – C7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Bm – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Cm – D7/F# – F – Bbm7 – Cm – F7 – Bbm7b5 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7b5 – …
