Chords of: Recovery (Official Lyric Video) by: Justin Bieber. (C#m7, Abm7, Abm, F#7) 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.
“Recovery (Official Lyric Video)” by Justin Bieber is in Ab Minor and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, Abm7, Abm, F#7.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 74% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → Abm7 → C#m7 → Abm7 → Abm → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 2 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 2:12 | 74% |
| Amaj7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:07 | 4% |
| E | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#m7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Eb7/G | 0:03 | 2% |
| C#m | 0:03 | 2% |
| Abm | 0:03 | 2% |
C#m7 – F#7 – A7 – E – B/C# – F#7 – E – C#m – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Eb7/G – Abm7 – Eb7/G – Abm7 – C#7 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abm – Amaj7 – Abm7 – A – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – F#m – C#m – Abm7 – A – Abm7b5 – F#m – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – E – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Eb7/G – Abm7 – A – Abm7 – Amaj7 – …
