Chords of: Lately by: Davido. (Bb, Bb6, Abmaj7, Cm) 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.
“Lately” by Davido is in C Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bb6, Abmaj7, Cm.
Bb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → C7 → Gm → Cm → Cm7b5 → Bb7 → Cm7 → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb6 | 0:29 | 16% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:27 | 15% |
| Cm | 0:24 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 13% |
| Cm7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Ab6 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:11 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:06 | 3% |
C – C7 – Ab – Gm – D – Cm – Cm7b5 – Ab – Eb – Bb7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb6 – Cm – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Bb/C – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bb/Ab – Eb6 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – Cm – Ab6 – …
