Chords of: Slow It Down by: Benson Boone. (C#, Ab, C#maj7, 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.
“Slow It Down” by Benson Boone is in Ab Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, C#maj7, Ab6.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Ab → Bb/Ab → C#maj7 → C#6 → Ab → C# → Eb7/G. 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:44 | 29% |
| C#maj7 | 0:29 | 19% |
| C# | 0:23 | 15% |
| Ab6 | 0:15 | 9% |
| C#6 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:06 | 4% |
| Bbm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Eb7/G | 0:02 | 2% |
C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – Ab – C# – Eb7/G – Ab – C# – Ab6 – Gm – Ab – Eb – C# – Fm7 – Gm – Ab – C# – C#/D# – Bbm – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab/Eb – C#/E# – Ab – Fm – Ab/Bb – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Bb7/D – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Gm7 – Ab – Eb – C# – Eb/Db – C#maj7 – C#/D# – Bb/F – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – …
