CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Diary of Life, chord by chord.

Chords of: Diary of Life by: Jang Minho. (F7/A, F#, B, Abm7) 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 “Diary of Life”

“Diary of Life” by Jang Minho is in Eb Minor and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 172 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F7/A, F#, B, Abm7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Cm6 → Caug → Am → Amaj7 → F# → Abm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:4114%
B0:3512%
Abm70:3312%
E0:2910%
C#m70:228%
B/F#0:145%
Abm0:093%
Amaj70:083%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ab6 – Cm6 – Caug – Am – D7 – Amaj7 – B/A – F# – Abm7 – Am6 – Emaj7 – Abm – Ebm7b5 – B – E/B – B – F# – Ebm – E – B – E – F#6 – B – F#6 – F# – Abm – B/F# – E – Ab – F# – B/F# – C#7 – B – E – F# – Abm7 – F#/G# – Abm7 – E – F# – Abm7 – E – F# – Eb – Abm – C#m7 – F# – …