Chords of: Come to Life by: Kanye West. (Eb, Ab, Bb, Eb/Bb) 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.
“Come to Life” by Kanye West is in Eb Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Bb, Eb/Bb.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Ab → Eb/Bb → Bdim → Cm → Eb/Bb → Abmaj7 → Eb/Bb. 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 D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:49 | 16% |
| Bb | 0:44 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:44 | 15% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:31 | 10% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:25 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Cm | 0:12 | 4% |
| Bdim | 0:10 | 4% |
Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Bdim – G7/B – Fm7b5 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Eb/G – Eb/Bb – Bdim – Abm – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Eb/Bb – Fm7b5 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Gm – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Bdim – Cm – Bb/D – Eb – Ab6 – Eb/G – Eb/Bb – Bb – Bdim – Fm – Cm7 – Bb/D – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Cm7 – Ebm – Eb – …
