CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Whiplash, chord by chord.

Chords of: Whiplash by: Bobby Brackins. (C#m, Emaj7, E6, Abm7) 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 “Whiplash”

“Whiplash” by Bobby Brackins is in Db Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 51 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Emaj7, E6, Abm7.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → A6 → Amaj7 → C#m7 → B7 → Abm7 → E6 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Emaj70:4632%
E60:4027%
C#m0:139%
Abm70:117%
A60:107%
Amaj70:075%
C#m70:054%
E0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Amaj7 – Ab – C#m – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – B7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – E – A6 – Emaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – B7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – A6 – E6 – Abm7 – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – A6 – Eb – Amaj7 – C#m7 – F#m – E – A6 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – A6 – B – Abm – E6 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A6 – E – F#7 – Emaj7 – A6 – C#m – …