Chords of: Shake You Down by: Gregory Abbott. (G, Bm7, D, Em7) 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.
“Shake You Down” by Gregory Abbott is in D Major and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Bm7, D, Em7.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm7 → Em7 → D → Bm7 → Em7 → A → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 0:54 | 22% |
| G | 0:40 | 17% |
| D | 0:40 | 16% |
| Em7 | 0:32 | 13% |
| A | 0:28 | 11% |
| G/A | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 2% |
D – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – G – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – G – G/A – Em – A – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Bm7 – G – D/A – A7 – Ebmaj7 – Em7 – A – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Bm7 – G – D/A – G/A – Am7 – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – G – G/A – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – G – …
