Chords of: Safety by: J. Cole. (Bbm, Ebm7, Emaj7, B7/D#) 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.
“Safety” by J. Cole is in Ab Minor and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 163 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, Ebm7, Emaj7, B7/D#.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7 → Fm7 → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Fm7 → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Ebdim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 0:54 | 18% |
| Emaj7 | 0:47 | 15% |
| B7/D# | 0:29 | 10% |
| Eb/F | 0:22 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:20 | 7% |
| F7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
D/C – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – B – Fm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Fm7 – Emaj7 – B – Ebm7 – Dm6 – Eb7 – Ebdim – Fm7b5 – Emaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm7 – Cm6 – G/F – Gm7b5/F – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – F7 – Fm7b5 – Emaj7 – B7/D# – Eb – B7/D# – F7 – Emaj7 – B7/D# – Bbmaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – Eb/F – Emaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – F7 – Bb/F – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5 – Eb7 – Ebm7 – …
