CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lights Up, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lights Up by: Harry Styles. (D, Ebm7, Bbm, Bb) 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 “Lights Up”

“Lights Up” by Harry Styles is in Bb Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Ebm7, Bbm, Bb.

Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Ab → Ebm7 → Bbm → Ab → F#6 → Bb → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm71:0036%
Ab0:1912%
Bbm0:1912%
Bb0:159%
Bbm70:149%
C#60:074%
C#0:053%
F#60:042%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7 – Ab – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ab – F#6 – Bb – Fm – C#6 – Eb/Db – Ebm7 – C#/D# – Eb7 – C# – Eb – Bbm – C#6 – Ab – C# – Ebm7 – Bbm – C#6 – Ab – C# – Ebm7 – Bbm – C#6 – Ab – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – C# – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bb – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ab6 – Bb – Ebm7 – C#/G# – Bb – Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb – Ab – Bbm – …