CHORD LIBRARY

Play along GANGSTA (Intro), chord by chord.

Chords of: GANGSTA (Intro) by: C.gambino. (C#7, Bbm7b5/Ab, Amaj7, Abmaj7) 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 “GANGSTA (Intro)”

“GANGSTA (Intro)” by C.gambino is in Db Major and runs at about 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 47 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, Bbm7b5/Ab, Amaj7, Abmaj7.

Bbm7b5/Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Ab → C#7 → Abmaj7 → Amaj7 → Ab7 → Amaj7 → Bbm7b5/Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm7b5/Ab0:3425%
Amaj70:2317%
Abmaj70:1713%
C#70:1511%
C#/G#0:118%
Ab70:096%
Ab0:075%
F#70:054%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Ab6 – Ab – Bb – C#7 – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – F# – C#/G# – Ab7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#maj7 – Amaj7 – Ab – E6 – Abmaj7 – F#7 – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – F# – C#7 – Amaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – F#7 – C#/G# – Ab – C#7 – Ab – F#maj7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – C#/G# – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#7 – C#7 – F#7 – C#7 – F#7 – C#7