Chords of: Work Out by: J. Cole. (Am, Bbmaj7, C6, Dm7) 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.
“Work Out” by J. Cole is in D Minor and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Bbmaj7, C6, Dm7.
Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Dm7 → C6 → Gm7 → Dm7 → C6 → Gm7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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 | 0:43 | 18% |
| Am | 0:37 | 16% |
| C6 | 0:28 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Dm | 0:20 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| F7/A | 0:13 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 5% |
Ddim – G7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Am – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – C6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – C6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – F – Dm7 – C6 – Gm – F/G – Bb – Am – F7/A – Bbmaj7 – F7/A – A – Bbmaj7 – Am – Am7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – C6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – C6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – …
