Chords of: The Way I Am by: Charlie Puth. (Edim, Bbm7, C#6, Ebm) 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, Ebm.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Ab → C#6 → Abm → C#6 → Bbm7 → F# → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 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 | 1:26 | 47% |
| C#6 | 0:21 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:13 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ebm | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:07 | 4% |
| F# | 0:06 | 3% |
| C#maj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Bb – Ab – C#6 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Bb7 – 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 – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – F#6 – C#/B – Ab7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – …
