Chords of: Problem (Live at Capital Summertime Ball 2015) by: Ariana Grande. (Abm, Abm7, B6, B) 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.
“Problem (Live at Capital Summertime Ball 2015)” by Ariana Grande is in Ab Minor and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Abm7, B6, B.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → Fm7 → B6 → B → Abm7 → B → Bmaj7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:38 | 23% |
| Abm7 | 0:34 | 20% |
| B6 | 0:22 | 13% |
| B | 0:14 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 7% |
| C#7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
C#m7 – Fm7 – B6 – B – Abm7 – E6 – Ebm – B – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – Abm – Ab – Abm – Ab7/C – C#7 – B6 – Abm7 – E6 – F#/E – B – Emaj7 – F#/E – Abm7 – Ab6 – Abm – C#m7 – Abmaj7 – C#7 – Abdim – Ab – Abm – Ab – F#m – Abm – Emaj7 – F#7 – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – B – Emaj7 – F# – Abm7 – Ab6 – …
