CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Pretty Shining People, chord by chord.

Chords of: Pretty Shining People by: George Ezra. (C#, Ab, F#, Bbm7) 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 “Pretty Shining People”

“Pretty Shining People” by George Ezra is in Db Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, F#, Bbm7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bb7 → Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:0732%
Ab0:4622%
F#0:3316%
Bbm70:157%
Ab60:094%
C#/G#0:084%
F#maj70:063%
C#maj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bb7 – Ab – C#m7 – C# – Bbm – Bb – Ab – Bbm7 – C7/E – Bb – Ab – C# – Ab – B/C# – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – C#m7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – Ab6 – C#/G# – F# – C# – Ab6 – F# – C# – C#6 – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – Ab6 – F# – …