CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lonely, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lonely by: Joeboy. (C#maj7, C#, F#maj7, C#6) 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 “Lonely”

“Lonely” by Joeboy is in Db Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, C#, F#maj7, C#6.

F#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → C#6 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → F#maj7 → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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
F#maj70:3621%
C#0:2816%
C#maj70:2715%
Bbm70:2313%
C#60:169%
F#60:137%
Ab60:105%
Ebm0:053%

Chord progression, in order

F#maj7 – Abaug – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Abaug – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Fm – C#6 – Ab/Gb – Bbm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab – C#6 – F#maj7 – Ab/Gb – Bbm7 – Ab7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab6 – C#maj7 – F#6 – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – F#6 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – C# – F#maj7 – Ebm – C# – F#6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – C#6 – …