CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 1942, chord by chord.

Chords of: 1942 by: Ant Wan. (Fm, Bbm, Bbm7, F#maj7) 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 “1942”

“1942” by Ant Wan is in Bb Minor and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Bbm, Bbm7, F#maj7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F#maj7 → F#6 → Ab → Bbm → C# → F#maj7 → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:4223%
Bbm70:2011%
F#maj70:169%
Ab0:137%
C#0:126%
Abmaj70:085%
F#0:085%
C#maj70:084%

Chord progression, in order

C# – C – Bbm – C# – F#maj7 – F#6 – Ab – Bbm – C# – F#maj7 – F#6 – Ab – Bbm – Aaug – C# – A – F#/A# – Bbm7 – Bbm – Bdim – Bbm7 – B – Ab – Bbm – C#7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Cdim – Abm – Bbm – Bdim – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – B/F# – F#dim – Ab – Bbm – Aaug – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm7 – Bbm – C#7/E# – Bmaj7 – B6 – Bbm – C#maj7 – B/F# – …