CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Colors (Live at Abbey Road Studios), chord by chord.

Chords of: Colors (Live at Abbey Road Studios) by: Black Pumas. (G6, F#m, F#m7, A) 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 “Colors (Live at Abbey Road Studios)”

“Colors (Live at Abbey Road Studios)” by Black Pumas is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, F#m, F#m7, A.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 6:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → A → C#m → C# → F#m → A → E6 → C#/E#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:4828%
F#m71:1519%
A0:5915%
E0:298%
C#0:205%
A60:174%
C#7/E#0:133%
C#m0:072%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – A – C#m – C# – F#m – A – E6 – C#/E# – F#m – A – E – C#7/E# – F#m – F#m7 – A – Dmaj7 – B7/D# – E – C#7/E# – F#m – A6 – Dmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – C#7/E# – F/A – F#m – A – E6 – C#/E# – F#m – A – Bm – E – C#/E# – C#m – F#m – A6 – D – B7/D# – E – Amaj7 – F – C#7 – Aaug – Fdim – F#m – A/G – …