CHORD LIBRARY

Play along ABYSS (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: ABYSS (Live) by: IU. (F#m, C#, F#maj7, F#) 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 “ABYSS (Live)”

“ABYSS (Live)” by IU is in Db Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, C#, F#maj7, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F#m → C# → Bb7 → Eb → F#6 → F#m → C#. 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 C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:0930%
F#maj70:2411%
F#0:209%
Eb0:178%
F#m0:177%
F#60:146%
Eb70:104%
Bbm70:094%

Chord progression, in order

C# – F#m – C# – F# – Ebdim – Am6 – Bb7 – C# – Ab6 – Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Bb7 – F#6 – F#m – C# – F# – Ab7 – C# – F#m – Adim – Bb – Bbm7 – Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Ab/Bb – F#6 – F#maj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – F#m – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – C# – F#maj7 – C#/E# – Ebm – C#/G# – Fm7 – F#m – F/A – F#m – Bbm7 – F#/A# – Ab/Eb – Eb7 – Ab/Eb – …