CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Take Control, chord by chord.

Chords of: Take Control by: Alicia Moffet. (Ebm, Abm, Bmaj7, Emaj7) 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 “Take Control”

“Take Control” by Alicia Moffet is in Ab Minor and runs at about 74 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Abm, Bmaj7, Emaj7.

Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Bmaj7 → Abm → Ebm → Abm → Ebm → Abm → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 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
Bmaj71:0530%
Abm1:0027%
Emaj70:209%
E60:157%
B60:136%
Ebm0:136%
F#60:073%
C#7/E#0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – Abm – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – Dm7b5/C – B – E6 – Abm – Bmaj7 – E6 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Bb7 – Abm – Cmaj7 – Ab7/C – Bmaj7 – C#7/E# – Bmaj7 – Eb7/G – C# – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – B – Abm – F#6 – Gm7b5 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Abm – E6 – Bmaj7 – E6 – Eb7/G – Bb7 – Abm – Eb7/G – …