Chords of: September by: Earth, Wind , Fire. (Bbm7, Fm7, Fm, Ab7) 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.
“September” by Earth, Wind , Fire is in F Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7, Fm7, Fm, Ab7.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → Fm → Ab → Fm → C#/G# → Cm7 → Fm → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:39 | 23% |
| Fm | 0:24 | 14% |
| Ab7 | 0:21 | 13% |
| Eb6 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| C#6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbm7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C#/G# | 0:07 | 4% |
C#maj7 – C#6 – Fm – Ab – Eb7 – Fm – Abm7 – C#/G# – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Em7b5 – Fm7 – C#6 – E7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – C7/E – Fm – Bb/C – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Ab7 – Fm – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Fm – F#/G# – Ab7 – …
