CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Colors (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Colors (Live) by: Black Pumas. (Bbm, 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)”

“Colors (Live)” by Black Pumas is in A Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, F#m, F#m7, A.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 6:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → A → C#m → C# → F#m → A → E6 → C#7/E#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:4827%
F#m71:3022%
A0:5614%
E0:3910%
C#7/E#0:205%
A60:174%
C#0:113%
E60:103%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – A – C#m – C# – F#m – A – E6 – C#7/E# – B/F# – F#m7 – A – D6 – E – C#7/E# – F#m – F#m7 – A – E – C#7/E# – F#m7 – F#m – A6 – A – E – C# – F#m – Bmaj7 – A – E – C#/E# – F#m – A – F#m – A – D – A – E – C# – Abaug – F#dim – F#m – A6 – A – E – C#7/E# – F#m – A6 – E – …