CHORD LIBRARY

Play along No Role Modelz, chord by chord.

Chords of: No Role Modelz by: J. Cole. (Fm7, Bbm, Ab, C#maj7) 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 “No Role Modelz”

“No Role Modelz” by J. Cole is in Ab Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, Bbm, Ab, C#maj7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bbm → Fm → Ab → C# → Bbm → Fm → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab1:0121%
Bbm1:0121%
C#maj70:3813%
Fm70:3412%
Fm0:176%
Bbm70:165%
C#0:103%
Abmaj70:062%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C# – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C#6 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Ab – Cmaj7 – C#7 – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Bb/C – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C#maj7 – …