CHORD LIBRARY

Play along c l o s e, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “c l o s e”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbmaj71:1547%
Aaug0:2918%
Amaj70:1912%
Bm7b5/A0:085%
A70:053%
Dm0:043%
Bbm70:042%
F#maj70:032%

Chord progression, in order

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