Chords of: Turn It Up by: Armin van Buuren. (C, Cm, C7, Cm7) 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.
“Turn It Up” by Armin van Buuren is in C Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm, C7, Cm7.
C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → C → Cm → C → C7 → Cm7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C7 | 0:35 | 20% |
| Cm | 0:34 | 19% |
| C | 0:30 | 17% |
| Cm7 | 0:25 | 14% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 4% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:06 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:05 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
C – Cm – C – F/C – Cm – F/C – Cm7 – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – Eb/F – F – Abm – Bb/Ab – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – F7 – Eb – C7 – Cm7 – Gm – Cm – C7 – A7 – Cm – Eb – Ab – Bb6 – Cm – Eb – Ab – Gm – G/B – Cm – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Cm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb/Bb – G7/B – Cm – Eb/Bb – Ab – …
