CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SHAKE, chord by chord.

Chords of: SHAKE by: Instasamka. (C#/E#, C#6, Bbm7, F#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.

About the chords of “SHAKE”

“SHAKE” by Instasamka is in Db Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/E#, C#6, Bbm7, F#maj7.

C#6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 2:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bbm7 → C#6 → Bb7 → Bbm7 → C#6 → C# → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#60:5340%
Bbm70:1713%
F#60:108%
Bbm0:086%
C#0:075%
F#maj70:065%
C#maj70:064%
Eb/F0:054%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – F# – C# – Bb – Bbm7 – F#6 – C#6 – Eb/F – F#6 – C#6 – Eb/F – F#6 – C#6 – Bb – Ebm – C#6 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – F# – C#6 – F#6 – C#6 – C# – Bbm7 – Eb/F – F#6 – C#6 – Eb/F – F#6 – C#6 – Bbm – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Bb – Cm – B – F#maj7 – Bbm – F#6 – C#maj7 – Eb7/G – …