Chords of: The Villest by: J. Cole. (Abmaj7, Abm, C#m7, Emaj7) 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.
“The Villest” by J. Cole is in Ab Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Abm, C#m7, Emaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → B → Abm → B/C# → C#m → Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:46 | 17% |
| C#m7 | 0:38 | 14% |
| Emaj7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| E7/G# | 0:19 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Abm7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Ebm7 | 0:16 | 6% |
B – C#m7 – Abm7 – B – Abm – B/C# – E – C#m – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Ebm – Dmaj7 – Abm – E7/G# – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#m7 – Ab7 – Ebmaj7 – E7/G# – B6 – Dmaj7 – Abm – Bdim – Emaj7 – D – Abm – E7/G# – B7/D# – C#m7 – Ebmaj7 – E7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Emaj7 – E7/G# – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Emaj7 – B7/D# – E7/G# – Ebmaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Abm – C#m – …
