CHORD LIBRARY

Play along YARDIE, chord by chord.

Chords of: YARDIE by: Jamal. (Cm7, Ab, Emaj7, Abm) 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 “YARDIE”

“YARDIE” by Jamal is in Ab Major and runs at about 67 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Ab, Emaj7, Abm.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bb → Ab → Cm → Bb → Ab → E/G# → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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
Ab1:3044%
Emaj70:2411%
Abm0:137%
C#m0:115%
E/G#0:105%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:074%
Cm0:073%
Bmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Ab – Cm – Bb – Ab – C#/G# – Abm – E/G# – Abm – C#m – Abm – E/G# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abdim – C#/G# – C#m – Ab – Abm7b5/Gb – C#m – Ab – Abdim – Amaj7 – Abdim – Ab – Abdim – Ab – E7 – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – C#m – Emaj7 – Ab – C#m – Ab – E/G# – Bmaj7 – Ab – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Ab – F# – Ab – C#m – Ab – E/G# – …