CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Break Up in the End, chord by chord.

Chords of: Break Up in the End by: Cole Swindell. (C#, F#, Ab, Ab7) 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 “Break Up in the End”

“Break Up in the End” by Cole Swindell is in Db Major and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, Ab, Ab7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F# → C# → Ab7 → Ab → F# → Ab → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 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#1:0533%
Ab0:3015%
F#0:2814%
Bbm70:179%
Ab70:136%
F#maj70:084%
F#60:084%
C#/G#0:063%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ab – F# – Ab7 – F# – C# – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – Ab – Bbm – F# – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – F#maj7 – Fm7 – C# – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – Ab – Bbm – F# – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab7 – C# – Ab6 – F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – Ab7 – C# – Bbm7 – C#/G# – Ebm7 – C# – F# – C#/G# – Ab – Bbm7 – C# – F# – …