CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Waist (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Waist (Live) by: ELLA A. (Ab, Abm, Bbm7b5/Ab, B6) 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 “Waist (Live)”

“Waist (Live)” by ELLA A is in Ab Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Abm, Bbm7b5/Ab, B6.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7 → B → E → C#m7 → B6 → E6 → C#7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 13 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm0:2114%
Ab0:2114%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:1610%
C#m0:1510%
B60:139%
Amaj70:096%
C#m70:086%
E60:085%

Chord progression, in order

Ab7 – C#m – Abm7 – B – E – C#m7 – B6 – E6 – C#7 – Abm – E/B – B6 – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – B6 – E – C#7 – A – Ab – C#m – Ab – Emaj7 – A – Ab – Amaj7 – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Amaj7 – Abm – B6 – E6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – E6 – C#m7 – Abm – B6 – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – B6 – E – C#m7 – Ab – C#m – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – …