CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Flashback, chord by chord.

Chords of: Flashback by: Ghali. (Ab, C#m, Ab7, F#m) 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 “Flashback”

“Flashback” by Ghali is in Db Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#m, Ab7, F#m.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m → Ab7 → C#m → F#m. 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#m1:0228%
Ab70:4018%
F#m0:3616%
A60:094%
F#0:094%
F#70:094%
Ab0:084%
C#m70:084%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#m – Ab7 – Cdim – C#m – F#m – Ab7 – Cdim – C#m – Emaj7 – F#m – A6 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m – Ab7 – E – C#m – Ab – F#m – Ab7 – Cm7b5 – C#m – F# – C#m7 – F#m – Ab7 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – E – F#m7 – Ab7 – E/G# – Cmaj7 – C#m – A6 – Ab7 – F# – Ab7 – Ab – Amaj7 – F#/C# – C#m – F#m – Ab7 – E/G# – Cdim – …