CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Havana, chord by chord.

Chords of: Havana by: IU. (A6, C#, Ab, D6) 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 “Havana”

“Havana” by IU is in Gb Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 71 different chords across 205 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, C#, Ab, D6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bm7b5 → Bbm7 → Ab → C#maj7 → Ab6 → Bbm7 → Abm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Gb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:2610%
Ab0:238%
F#maj70:197%
Ab70:114%
C#maj70:104%
Bbm70:093%
F#0:083%
Ebm70:083%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bm7b5 – Bbm7 – F#7 – C7 – Ab7/C – B6 – Bb – Ddim – Ebm – Bbm – Am – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – C#6 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Abm6 – Bb/Ab – F#maj7 – Abm – A6 – Abm6 – C#7 – F#maj7 – Ab/Gb – C#/E# – Bb7 – F#m – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab6 – A6 – Ab – Abm6 – C#7 – F#maj7 – F#m6 – C#/E# – Bb7 – Ebm7 – F# – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – Ab – Ebm6 – C#/G# – …