Chords of: What a Feeling by: Irene Cara. (F7, F, Bb, Ab) 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.
“What a Feeling” by Irene Cara is in Ab Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F7, F, Bb, Ab.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F → Cm → Gm → Bb → F → Cm → Gm. 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 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:53 | 27% |
| Gm | 0:33 | 16% |
| Bb | 0:29 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 12% |
| Ab | 0:18 | 9% |
| Cm | 0:14 | 7% |
| F7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Bb – F – Cm – F7 – Gm – Bb – F – Cm – Gm – Eb – Bb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Eb/F – F – Bb – Faug – F – Dm – Cm – Gm – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb/F – F – Bb – F – Bbmaj7 – Cm – Gm – Eb – Bb – Ab – F7 – Gm – F – Eb – F – Gm – F – Eb – F – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Eb6 – F – …
