CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Skilful, chord by chord.

Chords of: Skilful by: Asake. (B, Bm7, Bm, F#m7) 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 “Skilful”

“Skilful” by Asake is in B Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Bm7, Bm, F#m7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A6 → E → E7 → F#m7 → E7 → F#m7 → E7 → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B0:3822%
Bm70:3319%
F#m70:2615%
Bm0:2515%
E70:1710%
B/F#0:053%
Gmaj70:042%
F#m0:042%

Chord progression, in order

B – F#m – B – A6 – D – B – E7 – A7 – E – E7 – F#m7 – E7 – F# – E6 – Bm7 – E7 – F#m7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm – A6 – E7 – F#7 – G6 – F#m7 – B – F#m7 – D6 – B – E/F# – B – F#m7 – Bm7 – B/C# – F#m7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – A/B – Bm7 – F#m – Bm – E – Bm – B7 – Gmaj7 – …