CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Highest Building, chord by chord.

Chords of: Highest Building by: Flume. (Bbm7, Ab, Fm, C#) 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 “Highest Building”

“Highest Building” by Flume is in F Minor and runs at about 74 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7, Ab, Fm, C#.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Eb7/G → C# → Eb → Fm → C# → Eb → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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
Ab0:5525%
Fm0:3415%
C#0:3114%
Eb0:3013%
C#60:209%
Fm70:094%
Ab60:094%
Eb70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Cmaj7 – F/G – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Eb7/G – Ab – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb6 – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb7 – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb7 – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb6 – Ab6 – Eb/Bb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm – …