CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shut Down, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shut Down by: BLACKPINK. (Abm7b5/Gb, Bbm, F, F7) 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 “Shut Down”

“Shut Down” by BLACKPINK is in Bb Minor and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, Bbm, F, F7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Bbm → F → Bbm → F → Bbm → F → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm1:2042%
F0:4926%
F70:137%
Bbm70:074%
Bbm7b50:063%
Bb70:053%
Bb0:042%
Fm0:032%

Chord progression, in order

C#maj7 – Bb7 – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bb – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F7 – Bbm – F – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – F7 – Bbm7 – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F7 – C#/B – Cm7b5/Bb – C#/E# – F7 – Bbm7 – F#7/A# – Fm – Bbm – Fm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – F – Bbm – …