CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rhythm & Blues, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rhythm & Blues by: Ayra Starr. (Abmaj7, Ab, C#6, 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 “Rhythm & Blues”

“Rhythm & Blues” by Ayra Starr is in Ab Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Ab, C#6, Ab6.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → Ab → F# → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:4329%
C#60:3322%
Ab60:1913%
C#0:1812%
F#maj70:128%
F#0:064%
C#maj70:053%
F#60:053%

Chord progression, in order

C#6 – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – Ab6 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C#6 – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – C#6 – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C#6 – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Ab6 – C#6 – Ab – C#6 – F#maj7 – Ab/Eb – C# – Ab6 – C#6 – F#6 – C# – Ab – F#/C# – Ab6 – C#6 – F#maj7 – C# – C#6 – Ab – …