Chords of: Play Hard by: David Guetta. (Abm, B, Emaj7, Bmaj7) 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.
“Play Hard” by David Guetta is in Ab Minor and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, B, Emaj7, Bmaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Cm6 → D7/F# → Eb → Abm7 → B → Abm → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:56 | 24% |
| B | 0:23 | 10% |
| Ebm | 0:20 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Ab7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Ebm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
Ab/Eb – Amaj7 – Abm – E – Abm – Cm6 – D7/F# – Eb – Abm7 – B – F#7 – Abm – B – C#7 – Abm – Ebm – Abm – B – F#maj7 – Ab – B – F#6 – Ab – B – F#/C# – Ab – Bmaj7 – Ab – B – C#6 – Ebm – Emaj7 – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – F#7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – F#7 – E6 – Ebm7 – Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – …
