CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ascend, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ascend by: Dunsin Oyekan. (Ab, Fm, C#, Fm7) 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 “Ascend”

“Ascend” by Dunsin Oyekan is in F Minor and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 255 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Fm, C#, Fm7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 9:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → Fm7 → C# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab4:5650%
Fm0:5710%
Eb0:569%
C#0:478%
Fm70:356%
C#maj70:285%
C#/G#0:173%
C#60:112%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Fm – C# – Ab – Fm – C# – Ab – Fm – C# – Ab – C#/G# – C#maj7 – C#6 – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – Eb/G – C#/E# – Eb7 – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – Eb – C#6 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm – Cm – C# – Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – Cm – C# – Eb – …