CHORD LIBRARY

Play along As It Was, chord by chord.

Chords of: As It Was by: Harry Styles. (A, Bm, E, Bm7) 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 “As It Was”

“As It Was” by Harry Styles is in E Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bm, E, Bm7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7/D# → Bm7 → E6 → Aaug → Bm7 → E → Aaug → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:5029%
E0:3219%
Bm70:127%
A0:127%
Aaug0:117%
D60:106%
A60:085%
Dmaj70:074%

Chord progression, in order

B7/D# – A – Bm7 – E6 – Aaug – Bm7 – E – Aaug – Bm – Bm7 – E – Aaug – C#m7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – F#m – D – A – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – A6 – Bm – B7 – E – F#m – D6 – Bm – E – C#m7 – F#m – Bm – Emaj7 – A – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E6 – Aaug – Bm – E – A6 – Bm – E – A6 – …