Chords of: 8am in Charlotte by: Drake. (Gdim, Abm, Emaj7, Bbm7b5/Ab) 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.
“8am in Charlotte” by Drake is in Ab Minor and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 170 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gdim, Abm, Emaj7, Bbm7b5/Ab.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → G → A → Bb → Dmaj7 → Fmaj7 → F6 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 | 1:05 | 19% |
| Emaj7 | 0:44 | 13% |
| Bbm7b5/Ab | 0:33 | 10% |
| Eb7/G | 0:28 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:21 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:20 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| A | 0:15 | 4% |
Ab – G – A – Bb – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – F#6 – F6 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Eb7/G – Abm – Gdim – C#m7 – Gdim – Abm7 – C#6 – Abm – Eb7/G – Abm7 – Eb7/G – Abm – C#m7 – Eb7/G – Abm7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – Dmaj7 – Eb7/G – Abm6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – Eb7/G – Abm – Dmaj7 – Abm – D6 – Eb7/G – E7/G# – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – Eb7 – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – Eb – …
