CHORD LIBRARY

Play along R.E.M. (swt live / 2019 / Audio), chord by chord.

Chords of: R.E.M. (swt live / 2019 / Audio) by: Ariana Grande. (Cm7b5, Abmaj7, Eb6, 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.

About the chords of “R.E.M. (swt live / 2019 / Audio)”

“R.E.M. (swt live / 2019 / Audio)” by Ariana Grande is in C Minor and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7b5, Abmaj7, Eb6, Ab6.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Cm7 → F#maj7 → F#6 → C#6 → Bbm7b5/Ab → Cm7 → Cm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 13 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj70:3018%
Ab60:1911%
Cm70:1710%
Eb60:1710%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:127%
Ebm60:106%
C#60:106%
Bbm7b50:085%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – Cm7 – F#maj7 – Ab – F#6 – Cm7b5/Bb – C#6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Cm7 – Cm7b5 – Ab – Ebm – Cm7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Eb – F – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ebm6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ab7 – Eb6 – Ab6 – Ebm6 – Ab6 – Eb – C#6 – Bbm7b5 – Amaj7 – Eb6 – Ab6 – Ebm6 – Ab7 – Eb6 – Fm – …