CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why Not, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why Not by: K Koke. (Ebm, Ebm7, Ebm6, Bbm7) 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 “Why Not”

“Why Not” by K Koke is in Eb Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Ebm7, Ebm6, Bbm7.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Bb → Ebm → Bb → Cm7b5/Bb → Bbm → Ebm6 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm0:4321%
Ebm70:3216%
Ebm60:2311%
Bbm70:168%
Gm7b5/F0:147%
Bb0:126%
Ebmaj70:126%
Gm70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Ebm – Bb – Ebm – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – Bbm – Ebm6 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Ab7/C – A7/C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb/F – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bbm – Ebm6 – Eb7 – Bb6 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Bbm7 – Cmaj7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – …