Chords of: The Way I Am by: Charlie Puth. (Edim, Bbm7, C#6, C#) 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.
“The Way I Am” by Charlie Puth is in Ab Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Edim, Bbm7, C#6, C#.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C#6 → Abm → C#6 → Abm → C#6 → Bbm7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 1:25 | 47% |
| C#6 | 0:17 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 7% |
| C# | 0:08 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ebm | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:06 | 3% |
| F# | 0:05 | 3% |
Bb – Ab – Bb7/D – Eb7 – F#maj7 – Ab – C#6 – Abm – C#6 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Abm – C#6 – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – F#maj7 – Ab – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Fm – F#6 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – Ebm6 – Eb7/G – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – F#6 – C#/B – Ab7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – …
