CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Physical, chord by chord.

Chords of: Physical by: Dua Lipa. (C#7/E#, G6, Ab, F6) 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 “Physical”

“Physical” by Dua Lipa is in Ab Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7/E#, G6, Ab, F6.

G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → F#6 → Ab → Eb7/G → Ab → Ab/Gb → Eb7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G60:4214%
F60:248%
Ab0:197%
C60:176%
Am0:176%
Am70:165%
Eb70:145%
C/G0:145%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – F#6 – Gdim – Ab – Eb7/G – Ab – Eb – Gm7 – F#m6 – Bmaj7 – Ab/Gb – Eb6 – Eb7 – Ab – Bbm7b5 – G – Ab/Gb – Eb7 – Emaj7 – Ab – C – Ab – Eb7 – Ab/Gb – Eb7 – Ab – Ebm7 – Ab – Gm – Fm – Ebmaj7 – F#m6 – F#dim – F#6 – Eb7 – Ab – Ab7 – F#dim – F# – Ab7 – Eb7 – Ab – Ebm7 – G7 – C#m6 – C#maj7 – Edim – Bmaj7 – …