CHORD LIBRARY

Play along So What, chord by chord.

Chords of: So What by: BTS. (D, Am, Am7, F) 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 “So What”

“So What” by BTS is in F Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Am, Am7, F.

Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → F6 → Fmaj7 → D/A → Fmaj7 → Am → Fmaj7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am70:4315%
Am0:4015%
F0:3914%
Fmaj70:3312%
F60:238%
Dm0:186%
C0:156%
G0:155%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – F6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – C/G – D/A – C/G – Fmaj7 – D – Am – G – Fmaj7 – G – Am – G – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – G – D/A – Am7 – G7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Am7 – F6 – G7 – Dm – Am7 – F6 – G – Am – Dm – Am7 – G – F – G – Am7 – G – F – …