CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cool for the Summer, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cool for the Summer by: Demi Lovato. (Fm7, Cm, Abmaj7, F7) 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 “Cool for the Summer”

“Cool for the Summer” by Demi Lovato is in C Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, Cm, Abmaj7, F7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → F7 → Cm → Abmaj7 → Fm → Ab/C → Abmaj7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:4622%
Abmaj70:3717%
Fm70:3014%
F70:2110%
C0:167%
Cm70:157%
Fm0:105%
Ab60:105%

Chord progression, in order

C – Ab6 – F7 – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab/C – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab/C – C – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – Bbm6 – Eb – C – F7 – C – F7 – C – F7 – C – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm7 – Cm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – …