CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ashitaka and San, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ashitaka and San by: Joe Hisaishi. (C#6, C#, Fm7, F#maj7) 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 “Ashitaka and San”

“Ashitaka and San” by Joe Hisaishi is in Db Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, C#, Fm7, F#maj7.

C#6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → C#6 → F#/G# → C#6 → C# → Eb7 → Ebm → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 15 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#60:4217%
C#0:4116%
Bbm0:156%
Fm70:146%
F#0:145%
Ebm70:145%
Ab0:125%
F#60:125%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – C#6 – F#/G# – C# – C#6 – C# – F# – C#/E# – Eb7 – Ebm – Ab – C# – C#6 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – C#6 – Bbm7 – F# – C#/E# – Ebm7 – Ab7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – Ab7 – F#6 – Fm7 – F#6 – Ab6 – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Ab – C#6 – F#/G# – Ab7 – C# – Faug – F# – Ebm7 – F#m – Ab – Ab7 – C# – Faug – Bbm – Fm – F# – C#/E# – Ebm7 – …