CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Because I am a man, chord by chord.

Chords of: Because I am a man by: Jang Minho, Chi Jiyeon. (C#, Bbm, Ab, Bbm7) 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 “Because I am a man”

“Because I am a man” by Jang Minho, Chi Jiyeon is in Ab Major and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Bbm, Ab, Bbm7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bbm7 → C# → Bbm → C#6 → Ab → C# → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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
C#1:3138%
Bbm0:5122%
Ab0:5021%
Bbm70:104%
Ab60:094%
Ebm0:052%
C#maj70:042%
F#0:031%

Chord progression, in order

Bbmaj7 – C# – Bbm7 – C# – Bbm – C#6 – Ab – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – F# – Ab – C# – Bbm – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – C# – Ab – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bbm – C# – Ab – Ab6 – C# – Bbm – C# – Bbm – F#6 – C# – Ab – C# – Bbm – Ab – Ebm – Ab – C# – Bbm – C# – Bbm – F# – C#m7 – Bb – Bbm – C# – Bbm – F# – …