CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I, chord by chord.

Chords of: I by: BUMP OF CHICKEN. (Ab, Eb, Cm7, Ab6) 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 “I”

“I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN is in Eb Major and runs at about 196 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Eb, Cm7, Ab6.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Eb → Ab6 → Eb6 → Eb → Bb → Eb → C#maj7. 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 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:4418%
Cm70:4017%
Ab60:177%
Ab0:167%
Bb0:166%
Ebmaj70:125%
Fm70:084%
Bb70:083%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Abmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm – Eb/G – Ab6 – G7/B – Eb6 – Bb6 – Eb – Bb – Ab6 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Bb7 – G – Cm7 – Fm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb7 – F – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Cm7 – F – Bmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bb7 – Gm – Cm – Ddim – Cm7 – Dm – …