CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shimmy, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shimmy by: Aminé. (F#maj7, Abmaj7, Ebmaj7, C) 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 “Shimmy”

“Shimmy” by Aminé is in Db Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 47 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Abmaj7, Ebmaj7, C.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Dm7b5 → G7 → Abmaj7 → D7 → C → Abmaj7 → C/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj70:2417%
C0:2316%
Ebmaj70:2014%
G70:1410%
Fm0:128%
C/D0:118%
Gm70:075%
Dm7b50:064%

Chord progression, in order

G7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Dm7b5 – G7 – Abmaj7 – D7 – C – Abmaj7 – G7 – C/D – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – G – Fm – Cm – Eb7/G – C7 – Abmaj7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – G7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Dm7b5 – G7 – Cm – G7 – Dm7 – C/D – G7 – Dm7 – Cm – G7 – Dm7 – C – G7 – C – Dm7b5 – Abmaj7 – C – Bbm7 – Abm7 – Ab6 – Ebm6 – F#maj7