CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 808s, chord by chord.

Chords of: 808s by: Jay Samuelz. (Bmaj7, F#m, Dmaj7, B7) 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 “808s”

“808s” by Jay Samuelz is in D Major and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, F#m, Dmaj7, B7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D → B7 → Bm7 → B → F#m7 → F#m → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:0030%
Dmaj70:2211%
B70:189%
F#m70:137%
Bm70:136%
C#7/E#0:136%
F#70:126%
F#0:084%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – E/F# – D – B7 – F#m – C#7 – B – F#m – C#7/E# – Bm7 – B – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m – B – F#m – B7 – F#m – B/F# – F#m – Bm7 – Amaj7 – Ab – F#m – F#7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – E/B – Bm7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#7/E# – C#m – F# – F#m – B/F# – F# – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m – B/F# – F#7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#7/E# – C#m7b5/B – B7 – F#m – …