CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Press, chord by chord.

Chords of: Press by: Cardi B. (C#m, C#, C#7, Bbmaj7) 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 “Press”

“Press” by Cardi B is in Db Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, C#, C#7, Bbmaj7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Em7b5 → F6 → Eb → Gm7b5/F → F → Bbmaj7 → Bb/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 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
C#1:0433%
C#70:3418%
Bbmaj70:126%
C#m0:116%
C#maj70:105%
Dmaj70:095%
C0:095%
Bb/C0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Bbmaj7 – Em7b5 – Gm7b5 – F6 – Eb – Gm7b5/F – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – Dm – Em7b5 – C – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C# – Ddim – C#m – Ddim – C# – Ddim – C# – C#7 – Ddim – C# – A/C# – C# – D7 – Bbm7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Amaj7 – C#7 – Dmaj7 – C#7 – Abdim – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m – F#maj7 – C# – C#7 – Dmaj7 – Bb7 – C#7 – D7 – Bb6 – C#7 – …