Chords of: How I Met Your Mama by: Fancy Fingers. (B, Emaj7, Amaj7, C#m7) 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.
“How I Met Your Mama” by Fancy Fingers is in Db Minor and runs at about 78 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Emaj7, Amaj7, C#m7.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Abm → C#m → Emaj7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → E6 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:55 | 18% |
| Amaj7 | 0:47 | 15% |
| C#m7 | 0:42 | 14% |
| C#m | 0:34 | 11% |
| Ab7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| F# | 0:17 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:17 | 6% |
| B | 0:14 | 5% |
F#7 – Abm7 – F# – Emaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – E7 – Abm – C#m – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E6 – Abm – Amaj7 – C#m – C#m7 – Ab7 – C#m7 – Ab7 – B7/D# – A – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – C#m – C#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – Ab7 – C#m7 – B7 – F#m6 – C#m7 – E/B – F# – E – B – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – …
