Chords of: Run This City by: Cindy Sanyu. (G, F, F6, Ab) 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.
“Run This City” by Cindy Sanyu is in Ab Major and runs at about 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, F, F6, Ab.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → F → Fmaj7 → F → F6 → F → Fmaj7 → F/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:30 | 47% |
| Bb6 | 0:23 | 12% |
| F6 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:06 | 3% |
Ab – F – Gm – F – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – Am7 – F – Bb – F – Gm – A7/C# – F – Bb – F – Bb6 – Am7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – Am7 – F – C7 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F – Bbdim – Am7 – F – Bb6 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb – C7 – F/G – Bb – C6 – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – F – …
