Chords of: 10,000 Hours by: Ella Mai. (Ebmaj7, Abmaj7, Cm7, C7) 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.
“10,000 Hours” by Ella Mai is in C Minor and runs at about 61 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Abmaj7, Cm7, C7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → C7 → Fm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 1:09 | 33% |
| Cm7 | 0:29 | 14% |
| Fm7 | 0:27 | 13% |
| C7 | 0:25 | 12% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – G/F – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – C7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bb/Ab – Cm7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Bb6 – C7 – Cm7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – C7 – Gm7b5/F – Fm7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – C7 – Fm7 – Ddim – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – …
