Chords of: Can't Tell Me Nothing by: Kanye West. (Fm, Cm, Fm7, Abmaj7) 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.
“Can't Tell Me Nothing” by Kanye West is in C Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 187 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Cm, Fm7, Abmaj7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Cm → Fm7 → Cm → F → Gm7 → Fm7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:53 | 20% |
| Cm | 0:46 | 17% |
| Fm7 | 0:33 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:32 | 12% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Gm7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| C | 0:12 | 4% |
C – Eb – F#maj7 – Gmaj7 – C#maj7 – Cm – Eb – Fm7 – Cm – Eb – F – Eb – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb – Fm – Bb/F – Cm – Eb – Fm7b5 – Fm – Eb7 – Cm – Eb – Fm – Fdim – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Eb6 – Fm – Fm7b5/Eb – C – Eb – Fm – Ebmaj7 – C – Eb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – …
