CHORD LIBRARY

Play along REAL, chord by chord.

Chords of: REAL by: JO1. (Fm, Cmaj7, Bb, Eb) 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 “REAL”

“REAL” by JO1 is in Eb Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Cmaj7, Bb, Eb.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Bb → Fm7 → Bb → Ab6 → Bb6 → Bb → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj70:2916%
Bb0:2212%
Eb0:2212%
Bb60:1810%
Cm70:137%
C0:126%
Abmaj70:116%
Ab60:106%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 – Eb – Bb – Ab6 – F – Bb6 – Ab – Bb6 – Ab6 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Ab6 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Fm6 – Cmaj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – F7/A – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Cmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm – Cmaj7 – Eb – Cmaj7 – Bb – Ab6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm7 – …