CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Survivor (Official Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: Survivor (Official Video) by: Destiny's Child. (F7/A, Abm, Emaj7, C#m7) 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 “Survivor (Official Video)”

“Survivor (Official Video)” by Destiny's Child is in Ab Minor and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F7/A, Abm, Emaj7, C#m7.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Aaug → C#m7 → Abm → C#m7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Eb → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 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
Abm1:3840%
Eb0:4017%
Emaj70:2912%
C#m70:2912%
Eb70:135%
E0:073%
Ebaug0:063%
C#m0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Aaug – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – Abm – Eb – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – Abm – Emaj7 – Eb – Abm – Emaj7 – Eb – Bbm7b5 – Eb/G – Emaj7 – Gm7b5 – Abm – E – Eb – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – Abm – C#m – Ebaug – Abm – C#m7 – Eb7 – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – Abm – Eb – Abm – E – …