CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 40%, chord by chord.

Chords of: 40% by: Aya Nakamura. (Abm7, B, B6, Bmaj7) 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 “40%”

“40%” by Aya Nakamura is in B Major and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, B, B6, Bmaj7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Ebm7b5/Db → Dmaj7 → B/A → Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → B → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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
B1:0133%
Abm0:1910%
Emaj70:1910%
E60:137%
Bmaj70:127%
Abm70:095%
F#0:042%
B60:042%

Chord progression, in order

D7 – F#m7b5 – Ebm7b5/Db – Dmaj7 – B/A – Abm – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – F# – Abm – B – C#7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – B – E – Bmaj7 – Abm – E6 – B – F# – Abm – E6 – B – F#maj7 – Abm – C#m – B – F#6 – Abm – E6 – B – Abm – Bmaj7 – C#7 – B – Abm – Bb/Ab – Emaj7 – B – C#7/E# – B/C# – E – E6 – B – E6 – …