CHORD LIBRARY

Play along GIMME A HUG, chord by chord.

Chords of: GIMME A HUG by: Drake. (C#, Fmaj7, Dm7, Bbm7) 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 “GIMME A HUG”

“GIMME A HUG” by Drake is in C Minor and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Fmaj7, Dm7, Bbm7.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm7 → F → Dm7 → F → Dm7 → F → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 15 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
Bbm70:179%
Dm70:169%
Fmaj70:168%
B60:126%
Abmaj70:116%
F0:116%
C#0:105%
Bmaj70:105%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Em – F – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – F – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – C/E – F – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – C/E – F – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Adim – Dm7 – Am7b5 – Em7 – F6 – Em6 – Am – Dm7 – Faug – Em7 – F7/A – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Em – F7/A – Fmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Emaj7 – F7/A – Fmaj7 – Em7 – D/A – F/A – Fmaj7 – Em7 – …