CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shimmy, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shimmy by: K.O. (E, B6, E6, Amaj7) 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 “Shimmy”

“Shimmy” by K.O is in E Major and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B6, E6, Amaj7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → E6 → Amaj7 → B6 → Amaj7 → E → F#m7 → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:4520%
B60:4319%
C#m70:2210%
Amaj70:219%
E60:209%
F#m70:146%
C#m0:105%
A60:073%

Chord progression, in order

E – E6 – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – F#7 – B6 – E – Amaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – E – F#m7 – B6 – Ab7/C – C#m – Abm – E – A6 – C#m7 – Abm7b5/Gb – E – Gmaj7 – F# – B6 – F#m7b5 – E – B6 – F#m7 – B6 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – B6 – E – Amaj7 – F#7 – B6 – E/F# – F# – E – Amaj7 – F#7 – B6 – E – C#m – E – F#m7 – B6 – …