Chords of: Automatic by: Hikaru Utada. (Bb7, Fm, Ab, C#maj7) 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.
“Automatic” by Hikaru Utada is in F Minor and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Fm, Ab, C#maj7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Fm7 → C#maj7 → C# → Fm → Ab/Eb → C#maj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:42 | 17% |
| C#maj7 | 0:29 | 12% |
| Cm7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:21 | 9% |
| Fm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bbm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| C7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Ab6 | 0:10 | 4% |
Fm – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – C# – Fm – Eb – C# – Fm – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Abm – Cm7 – Bb7 – C7 – C#6 – Cm7 – C7 – Fm – Cmaj7 – Fm7 – Ab/Eb – F#dim – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Abm6 – Eb7 – Bb7 – C7 – C#6 – Cm7 – Caug – C7 – Fm – Gm – C – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – …
