Chords of: Big Life by: Freeman. (Abm, C#m, Abm7, 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.
“Big Life” by Freeman is in Ab Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 202 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C#m, Abm7, C#m7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Abm7 → C#m7 → C#m → Ab → Ab7 → Ab → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:39 | 18% |
| E | 0:24 | 11% |
| F# | 0:24 | 11% |
| C#m | 0:21 | 9% |
| B | 0:16 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| F#/G# | 0:14 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
E – B – F# – Abm – E – B6 – F# – Abm – Ebm – F#/G# – Abm7 – E – Abm7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Bmaj7 – F#/G# – Abm – C#m – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Gm6 – Eb – C#m7 – B – Bbm7 – B – Abm – C# – E – B – C# – F#/G# – Emaj7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – F# – Abm – C# – E – B – C# – F#/G# – Emaj7 – C#m – B – Bbm7 – Ab – …
