CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Monica, chord by chord.

Chords of: Monica by: Cindy Sanyu, Jackie Chandiru. (Abm7, C#m7, C#m, C#7) 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 “Monica”

“Monica” by Cindy Sanyu, Jackie Chandiru is in Db Major and runs at about 195 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, C#m7, C#m, C#7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7 → C#m7 → F#m7 → C#m7 → C#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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#m0:3520%
A0:3118%
B0:2614%
B60:2514%
C#m70:116%
Abm70:084%
A60:074%
C#70:063%

Chord progression, in order

A – Emaj7 – F# – C#7 – A – F# – C#m7 – A – Bmaj7 – C#m – B6 – F#m7 – B – C#m – B6 – A – Bmaj7 – C#m – B6 – A – B/C# – C#m7 – B – A – F7 – B – C#7 – B – A – B – C#7 – B6 – A6 – B – C#maj7 – B – A – B – C#m – B6 – A – B – C#m – B6 – A – B – C#m – Abm7 – …