CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Man Don’t Dance, chord by chord.

Chords of: Man Don’t Dance by: Big Shaq. (Ab/Bb, Ebm, E6, Cm7b5/Bb) 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 “Man Don’t Dance”

“Man Don’t Dance” by Big Shaq is in C Minor and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/Bb, Ebm, E6, Cm7b5/Bb.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 5:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Gm7b5 → F#dim → Am7b5/G → E7 → E6 → Ebm → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm0:5617%
E60:268%
Cm7b5/Bb0:237%
Bmaj70:227%
E70:206%
Ebm60:196%
Eb0:185%
Am7b5/G0:165%

Chord progression, in order

Cmaj7 – Gm7b5 – F#dim – Am7b5/G – E7 – E6 – Ebm – Bb7/D – Eb – F#maj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Bbm – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bb6 – F#7/A# – Eb – Bmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Bbm – Ebm – Ab6 – Eb7/G – Bb7 – Ebm – Cm7b5/Bb – E – Eb – Ebm7 – Ab6 – Bbm6 – Ebm6 – Bbm7b5 – Bmaj7 – F#7/A# – Eb7 – Bbmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – Eb7 – Eb – Ebm6 – …