Chords of: c l o s e by: J. Cole. (F6, Bbmaj7, Aaug, Amaj7) 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.
“c l o s e” by J. Cole is in D Minor and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 46 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F6, Bbmaj7, Aaug, Amaj7.
Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Aaug → Bbmaj7 → Aaug → Bbmaj7 → Bm7b5/A → Bbmaj7 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbmaj7 | 1:15 | 47% |
| Aaug | 0:29 | 18% |
| Amaj7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| Bm7b5/A | 0:08 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Dm | 0:04 | 3% |
| Bbm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#maj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Bbmaj7 – Aaug – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – Bbmaj7 – F#m – Bm7b5/A – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Aaug – Bbm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – Bbm7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – A/B – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – Bbm7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bbmaj7 – A – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – A7 – Abaug – Am – Bm7b5/A – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – A7 – Dm – F#maj7 – Bm7b5 – E6 – F6
