CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Skims, chord by chord.

Chords of: Skims by: D-Block Europe. (Abm7b5/Gb, F#m, C#m, Abm) 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 “Skims”

“Skims” by D-Block Europe is in Ab Minor and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, F#m, C#m, Abm.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:1240%
C#m0:5028%
Abm0:095%
Amaj70:084%
E0:084%
F#0:084%
Abm70:084%
E60:053%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – E – C#m – F#m – E – C#m – A – F#m – E – C#m – F#m – E – C#m – F# – Amaj7 – F#m – Abm7 – E – C#m – F#m – E – F# – Amaj7 – Ab – F#m – C#m – F#m – Abm7 – F#m – C#m – F#m6 – Abm – C#m – F#m – B6 – C#m – F#m – E6 – F# – E – F#m – Abm7 – C#m – F#m – Abm – C#m – F#m – Abm7 – …