Chords of: above the time by: IU. (Eb, Ab, Abmaj7, Cm7) 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.
“above the time” by IU is in Eb Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 186 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Abmaj7, Cm7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm7 → Bb → Ebm → Bb → Ab → Bb → Bb7/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:27 | 30% |
| Ab | 0:34 | 12% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:22 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:19 | 7% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Eb/G | 0:11 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:10 | 3% |
Eb – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Ebm – Ab – Bb7/D – Eb – Bb – Cm7b5 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Ebm – Ab – Bb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb7/D – Ab – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb7/D – Gm7 – Gm – Eb – Ab – Bb7 – Gm – Eb/G – Gm – Ab – Bb7 – Eb/G – Gm – Eb/G – Ab – Fm – Cm7 – Bb/D – Ebmaj7 – Bb – …
