Chords of: Boys Light Up by: Chillinit. (C, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, C7) 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.
“Boys Light Up” by Chillinit is in C Minor and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, C7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fdim → Cm7 → C7 → Cm → Abmaj7 → Bb → C → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 1:16 | 32% |
| C | 0:26 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| C7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| B7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Ab7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ab7/C | 0:09 | 4% |
Fm – Fdim – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – B/F# – F7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – C7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb/D – Bmaj7 – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – C – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ab7 – C7 – Cm – Cmaj7 – Ab7/C – C7 – Abmaj7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – C7 – C – B7 – Abmaj7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – Ab7 – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – C – Abmaj7 – C/G – Cm – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Ab7 – C7 – Bb – …
