CHORD LIBRARY

Play along As It Was (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: As It Was (Live) by: Harry Styles. (Bm7b5/A, E, Bm, D6) 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 (Live)”

“As It Was (Live)” by Harry Styles is in B Minor and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7b5/A, E, Bm, D6.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7b5 → Bm7 → E → A → D6 → Bm → E → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:4025%
Bm0:3019%
D60:2617%
A0:2214%
Amaj70:096%
Bm70:095%
Dmaj70:085%
A60:043%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7b5 – A – Bm7 – E – A – D6 – Bm – Em7b5/D – E – Amaj7 – Bm – A6 – C#m7 – Bm – A6 – E – A – D6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – A6 – D6 – Bm – E – A – D6 – Bm7 – E – A – D6 – Bm – E – Amaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – Amaj7 – E6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – A – D6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – …