Chords of: 42 by: Aya Nakamura. (Abm7, C#m7, C#m, 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.
“42” by Aya Nakamura is in Db Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, C#m7, C#m, F#m7.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Emaj7 → C#m7 → F#/G# → C#m7 → Ab7 → C#m7 → A. 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 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 0:47 | 27% |
| C#m | 0:32 | 18% |
| Abm7 | 0:29 | 17% |
| F#m7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| A | 0:14 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| E | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#m6 | 0:03 | 2% |
C#m – F#m7 – C#m – F#m7 – Abm – C#m – F#m6 – Abm7 – C#m – F#m7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – F#/G# – C#m7 – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m7 – B7 – A – Abm7 – C#m7 – A – Abm7 – C#m7 – B7/D# – C#m – A – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – A – F# – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – B7 – F#m – Abm7 – C#m7 – B7 – F#m – …
