Chords of: LILAC by: IU. (Abmaj7, Bbmaj7, Dm7, Bb6) 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.
“LILAC” by IU is in C Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Bbmaj7, Dm7, Bb6.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → C → Dm7 → Bb6 → F → Bbmaj7 → F/G → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:46 | 20% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:40 | 17% |
| Am7 | 0:28 | 12% |
| Bb6 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Fm6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Gm | 0:16 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:11 | 5% |
Bb – C – Dm7 – Bb6 – G/D – Dm – Bb6 – F – Am – Bbmaj7 – F/G – Am7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – Dm – Am7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C#m – Dm7 – Bb – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm – Bb/C – Am7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm – G7/B – A – Gm7 – C – Bb6 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – …
