CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why (feat. Diamond Platnumz), chord by chord.

Chords of: Why (feat. Diamond Platnumz) by: Diamond Platnumz, The Ben. (G, Bm, Em, Cmaj7) 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 “Why (feat. Diamond Platnumz)”

“Why (feat. Diamond Platnumz)” by Diamond Platnumz, The Ben is in E Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Bm, Em, Cmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → D6 → C → C6 → G → Bm → Em → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:4020%
Bm0:3216%
Em0:3015%
Cmaj70:2010%
Em70:178%
Bm70:168%
C60:157%
C0:115%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – G6 – D6 – C – B7/D# – C6 – G – Bm – Em – Cmaj7 – G6 – Bm – Em – Cmaj7 – G – Bm – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G – Bm – Em – Cmaj7 – G – Bm – Em – G – Bm – Em – C6 – Cmaj7 – G – Bm – Em7 – C6 – G6 – Bm – G/D – Em – C – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – C – Gmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – C – …