CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Still Trying, chord by chord.

Chords of: Still Trying by: Benny Banks. (Ab7, Ebm7, Ebm, Ebm6) 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 “Still Trying”

“Still Trying” by Benny Banks is in Eb Minor and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7, Ebm7, Ebm, Ebm6.

Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Abm7 → Ebm → C#maj7 → Ebm7 → Abm → Ebm7 → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm71:2334%
Ab70:3313%
Ebm0:219%
Ebm60:166%
Abm70:135%
C#maj70:125%
Abm0:125%
Ab0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Bbm7 – C – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Ebm6 – C#6 – Ab7 – C – Ebm7 – Ebm6 – F#/G# – C#6 – Ab7 – Abm7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebm7 – Abm – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Dmaj7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Bmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm6 – Ab – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – Cm7 – Bmaj7 – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – …