Chords of: History by: Dave, James Blake. (C#m, Amaj7, F#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.
“History” by Dave, James Blake is in Db Minor and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Amaj7, F#m, Abm.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → F# → Abm → F#m → B/D# → Abm → C#m → Amaj7. 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 A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:36 | 15% |
| C#m | 0:27 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:23 | 10% |
| F#m | 0:22 | 9% |
| A | 0:19 | 8% |
| Ab7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:10 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:07 | 3% |
F#m – F# – A – E – Abm – Eb – C#6 – F#m – C#m – B/D# – Abm – C#m – Amaj7 – F# – B7 – A – Abm – C# – C#m7 – Abm – Ab7 – C#m – Ebm7 – A – Amaj7 – F#m – Ab – C#m7 – B6 – E – C#m – Abm – Ab7 – C#m – Emaj7 – A – Abm – F#m – Ab7 – C#m – Bm6 – E – C#m – Abm – C#m – Amaj7 – F – Amaj7 – …
