Chords of: It's My Ego by: Ice Cube. (Fm7b5, Abm7, Abm, Emaj7) 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.
“It's My Ego” by Ice Cube is in Ab Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5, Abm7, Abm, Emaj7.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Eb7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm7 → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 0:47 | 21% |
| Eb7 | 0:28 | 13% |
| E7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Abm | 0:20 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Ebm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Abm6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:11 | 5% |
E7 – Eb7 – Abm – Emaj7 – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – Eb7/G – Abm – Emaj7 – Eb7 – Fm7b5 – Abaug – Fm7b5/Eb – E7 – Eb7 – Abm7 – E7 – Eb7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – E/F# – Ab6 – E7 – Ebm7 – E7/G# – Ab7 – Em7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Emaj7 – Eb – Abm6 – E – Eb7 – Abm6 – C#7 – Emaj7 – C# – Eb7 – Abm7 – E7 – Bbm7 – Eb7/G – Abm7 – Emaj7 – C#m7b5/B – Bm – …
